Sunday, 20 July, 2008 , 11:16 AFP — Three German climbers kidnapped earlier this month by Kurdish rebels in eastern Turkey were freed Sunday, the Turkish foreign ministry announced.

Sunday, 20 July, 2008 , 10:22 AFP — Three German climbers kidnapped earlier this month by Kurdish rebels in eastern Turkey "are in the hands of Turkish forces", a spokesman for the Turkish foreign ministry said Sunday.

Sunday, 20 July, 2008 , 10:18 AFP — Three German climbers kidnapped earlier this month by Kurdish rebels in eastern Turkey have been freed, the CNN-Turk and NTV television channels reported Sunday.

Saturday, 19 July, 2008 , 21:04 AFP — Suspected Kurdish rebels shot dead four civilians and wounded seven others Saturday in a village in eastern Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Friday, 18 July, 2008 , 08:07 AFP — Two Kurdish rebels and two soldiers were killed overnight in fighting in southeast Turkey, security sources said Friday.

Friday, 18 July, 2008 , 06:33 AFP — Two Kurdish rebels and a soldier were killed overnight in fighting in southeast Turkey, security sources said Friday.

Wednesday, 16 July, 2008 , 18:26 AFP — Three German tourists kidnapped by separatist Kurdish rebels are in good health and still in eastern Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday, quoting the local governor.

Wednesday, 16 July, 2008 , 08:54 AFP — Troops backed by fighter jets and helicopter gunships killed 11 separatist Kurdish rebels in the Buzul (iceberg) mountains of southeastern Hakkari province, which borders Iran and Iraq, the Turkish army said Wednesday.

Tuesday, 15 July, 2008 , 10:29 AFP — Turkish forces killed 22 separatist Kurdish rebels, bombarding and storming their mountain hide-out during a four-day raid near the Iraqi border, the army said Tuesday.

Monday, 14 July, 2008 , 17:46 AFP — Two Turkish soldiers and eight separatist Kurdish rebels have been killed in recent fighting in the country's southeast near the border with Iraq, the army said Monday.