Monday, 26 February, 2007 , 10:53 AFP — The president of Iraqi Kurdistan called on Turkey for face-to-face talks to end high-running tensions over Turkish Kurd rebels based in his autonomous region in northern Iraq, in a television interview broadcast here Monday.

Monday, 26 February, 2007 , 09:19 AFP — Fourteen Iranian military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash last week during an operation against rebels close to the Turkish border, the Revolutionary Guards confirmed on Monday.

Sunday, 25 February, 2007 , 09:34 AFP — A Kurdish rebel group fighting in Iran claimed on Sunday it had shot down an Iranian helicopter which Tehran had reported as having had an accident caused by bad weather.

Saturday, 24 February, 2007 , 20:36 AFP — Some 130 Kurdish illegal immigrants landed Saturday on the southern Italian shores of Calabria, just days after 19 people drowned trying to reach Sicily, a media report said.

Saturday, 24 February, 2007 , 13:11 AFP — A Kurdish brigade of the Iraqi army set off on Saturday for Baghdad to take part in a massive joint US and Iraqi military operation to pacify the city, its commander said.

Friday, 23 February, 2007 , 21:05 AFP — A French appeals court on Friday freed eight Kurds suspected of links to the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, but prevented them from leaving the Paris area, their lawyers said.

Friday, 23 February, 2007 , 19:43 AFP — Turkey's top security body said Friday the government should step up diplomatic initiatives to resolve a row with Iraq and the United States over Turkish Kurd rebels based in northern Iraq.

Friday, 23 February, 2007 , 13:39 AFP — A senior Kurdish politician was arrested here Friday over remarks that allegedly threatened violence in Turkey, following the arrest of two other Kurdish activists overnight, officials said.

Friday, 23 February, 2007 , 12:51 AFP — A senior Kurdish politician was arrested here Friday over remarks that allegedly threatened violence in Turkey, following the arrest of two other Kurdish activists overnight, officials said.

Wednesday, 21 February, 2007 , 14:52 AFP — Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi urged Turkey Wednesday to stop threatening cross-border military operations against Turkish Kurd rebels based in northern Iraq, saying unilateral action will not help resolve problems.