Wednesday, 26 December, 2007 , 17:25 AFP — The White House Wednesday said it had expressed concern to Ankara over the possible escalation of Turkey's attacks against Kurdish PKK rebels inside northern Iraq.

Wednesday, 26 December, 2007 , 17:07 AFP — Separatist Kurdish rebels were behind a bomb blast in Turkey's biggest city Istanbul that killed a woman and injured six other people, the Anatolia news agency quoted governor Muammer Guler as saying.

Wednesday, 26 December, 2007 , 17:01 AFP — Italian traffic police found 17 illegal immigrants hugging each other for dear life in a freezer truck near Rimini, press agency Ansa reported Wednesday.

Wednesday, 26 December, 2007 , 12:51 AFP — Turkish troops killed six Kurdish rebels in a security operation on Wednesday in the country's southeast close to the Iraqi border, the army said.

Wednesday, 26 December, 2007 , 12:29 AFP — President Abdullah Gul on Wednesday praised US intelligence assistance for Turkish air raids against Kurdish rebels in Iraq, saying both NATO allies were "satisfied" with the cooperation, Anatolia news agency reported.

Wednesday, 26 December, 2007 , 11:29 AFP — Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq Wednesday, intensifying military action against the separatists with apparent US approval and despite Iraqi protests.

Wednesday, 26 December, 2007 , 09:47 AFP — Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets along the Turkish border in northern Iraq Wednesday, the military here said, confirming Kurdish reports of a fresh air strike.

Wednesday, 19 December, 2007 , 21:20 AFP — Turkey informed the United States well in advance before launching weekend air raids into northern Iraq against Kurdish rebel bases, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 19 December, 2007 , 16:08 AFP — Turkey took a fresh step towards EU membership Wednesday with the opening of new policy talks, despite resistance from France and other members.

Wednesday, 19 December, 2007 , 13:48 AFP — Turkey's military strikes against Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq must be followed by efforts to improve the living standards of minority Kurds in order to secure a permanent end to the insurgency, analysts said Wednesday.