Wednesday, 21 March, 2007 , 16:51 AFP — Tens of thousands of Kurds marked their biggest festival, Newroz, on Wednesday with celebrations marred by sporadic clashes between police and militants.

Wednesday, 21 March, 2007 , 11:45 AFP — Tens of thousands of Kurds gathered across Turkey Wednesday to celebrate their biggest festival as police stepped up security measures for fear that radicals might use the flashpoint event to stir unrest.

Tuesday, 20 March, 2007 , 15:46 AFP — Two Turkish soldiers were wounded after a landmine exploded during a security operation in a southeastern province, a local official said on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 20 March, 2007 , 13:24 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani conceded Tuesday that security in Iraq was better before the 2003 US-led war but warned an early US troop withdrawal would worsen the situation.

Monday, 19 March, 2007 , 16:57 AFP — A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a senior Kurdish politician to more than seven years in jail for collaborating with armed Kurdish rebels, judicial officials said.

Monday, 19 March, 2007 , 08:44 AFP — Turkish police said Monday they had detained 12 suspected Kurdish rebels and seized 11.7 kilos (25.7 pounds) of plastic explosives believed intended for attacks against industrial facilities.

Sunday, 18 March, 2007 , 15:33 AFP — Turkish police on Sunday held 22 people for questioning during a violent protest in Istanbul organized several days before the Kurdish new year, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Friday, 16 March, 2007 , 14:03 AFP — A Turkish prosecutor Friday indicted a senior politician from the country's main Kurdish party, demanding a jail sentence of up to three years over remarks that allegedly threatened violence, court officials said.

Monday, 12 March, 2007 , 17:14 AFP — The president of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, Massud Barzani, arrived on Monday in the Saudi capital, the official news agency SPA reported.

Monday, 12 March, 2007 , 16:54 AFP — Toxicology tests on jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan are negative, proving false claims by his lawyers that he was being poisoned, state prosecutors said Monday.