Thursday, 6 September, 2007 , 12:26 AFP — Iran on Thursday accused the United States of supporting separatist rebel groups in its border regions to carry out acts of sabotage, including blowing up oil pipelines.

Wednesday, 5 September, 2007 , 17:35 AFP — Seven members of the Iranian security forces were killed Wednesday in a shootout with "rebels" in a western province bordering northern Iraq, Iran's state television reported.

Tuesday, 4 September, 2007 , 16:11 AFP — A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday launched a probe against a Kurdish mayor who reportedly accused the government of discriminating against his administration and said he was ready for "war", Anatolia news agency reported.

Monday, 3 September, 2007 , 13:57 AFP — Iran on Monday denied claims by officials in nothern Iraq that it was shelling separatist guerrilla bases in Iraqi Kurdistan, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Saturday, 1 September, 2007 , 10:06 AFP — A soldier was wounded in a landmine explosion in eastern Turkey blamed on separatist Kurdish rebels, the army said Saturday.

Thursday, 30 August, 2007 , 14:50 AFP — Six people have died of cholera in northern Iraq's Kurdish province of Sulaimaniyah, as health authorities treat some 2,000 suspected cases, an official said Thursday.

Wednesday, 29 August, 2007 , 19:54 AFP — Eight rebels belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed Wednesday in fighting with the army in southeastern Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Tuesday, 28 August, 2007 , 14:55 AFP — Two Kurdish rebels were killed Tuesday in fighting with the army in eastern Turkey, officials said.

Tuesday, 28 August, 2007 , 04:17 AFP — A year after he fled Baghdad for the safe haven of his father's hometown on Iraq's northern border, Emmanuel is packing his bags again, fearful of a Turkish strike against Kurdish rebels.

Monday, 27 August, 2007 , 13:18 AFP — Sunni Arab politicians refused to end their boycott of Iraq's Shiite-led government on Monday despite a broadbrush deal aimed at bridging the country's bitter sectarian divide.