Saturday, 18 August, 2007 , 14:19 AFP — A Turkish soldier and two Kurdish rebels were killed in a clash in Hakkari province in the restive southeast of the country, the local governor's office said in a statement Saturday.

Friday, 17 August, 2007 , 15:19 AFP — Leaders of Iraq's disenchanted Sunni Arab community on Friday slammed the new Shiite and Kurdish alliance formed to salvage Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's national unity government.

Thursday, 16 August, 2007 , 15:26 AFP — Iraq's top Shiite and Kurdish leaders formed a new political alliance on Thursday to salvage Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's embattled government, but without rival Sunni leaders.

Thursday, 16 August, 2007 , 11:54 AFP — Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party signalled Thursday that it would not boycott a parliamentary vote next week to elect a new president, boosting the hopes of ruling party candidate Abdullah Gul.

Wednesday, 8 August, 2007 , 07:53 AFP — Three boats brought 201 would-be immigrants to Italian shores overnight including 110 men who described themselves as Iraqi Kurds, the ANSA news agency reported Wednesday.

Tuesday, 7 August, 2007 , 17:55 AFP — The prime ministers of Iraq and Turkey on Tuesday signed a document of cooperation to end the safe haven that separatist Turkish Kurd rebels enjoy in Kurdish-run northern Iraq.

Tuesday, 7 August, 2007 , 14:16 AFP — The prime minister of Iraq's Kurdish autonomous region played down differences with Ankara on Tuesday, as top-level Iraqi-Turkish talks opened on the perceived threat of Kurdish separatism.

Tuesday, 7 August, 2007 , 12:04 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki began talks Tuesday in Turkey to discuss ways of dealing with the safe haven enjoyed by separatist Turkish Kurd rebels in Kurdish-run northern Iraq.

Tuesday, 7 August, 2007 , 07:10 AFP — A Turkish soldier was killed in a landmine blast blamed on Kurdish rebels in the southeast of the country, security officials said Tuesday.

Sunday, 5 August, 2007 , 17:37 AFP — A Kurdish rebel from Turkey's separatist Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) was killed Sunday by security forces in the Turkish southwest, a military statement said.