Tuesday, 7 November, 2006 , 13:28 AFP — Ousted dictator Saddam Hussein called on all Iraqis to "forgive, reconcile and shake hands" as he appeared in court Tuesday to face genocide charges after being condemned to death in a separate trial.

Tuesday, 7 November, 2006 , 13:19 AFP — Ousted dictator Saddam Hussein called Tuesday on all Iraqis to reconcile and "forgive" each other as he appeared in court to face genocide charges after been sentenced to death in a separate trial.

Friday, 3 November, 2006 , 16:49 AFP — The mayor of the largest city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast risks up to six months in jail for using the letter W in New Year greeting cards, his lawyer Muharrem Erbey said Friday.

Friday, 3 November, 2006 , 15:15 AFP — Turkish Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu said Friday that separatist Kurdish rebels are abusing the right to political asylum in Europe to engage in criminal activities, including people smuggling, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Tuesday, 31 October, 2006 , 13:24 AFP — Iraqi troops dragged prisoners to a pit dug out of the desert sands and shot them two-by-two under the lights of a waiting bulldozer, a survivor of Saddam Hussein's alleged genocide said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 24 October, 2006 , 19:53 AFP — Cyprus on Tuesday described as "shocking" a report by a US-based group that said some Greek Cypriots who were captured by Turkish forces in 1974 were used as guinea pigs in biochemical laboratories.

Tuesday, 24 October, 2006 , 13:20 AFP — Three people were killed and two soldiers were injured in clashes in southeastern Turkey between military forces and separatist Kurdish rebels, the Turkish army said Tuesday.

Monday, 23 October, 2006 , 12:54 AFP — A Dutch appeals court said Monday that it would study the possibility of hearing former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as a witness in the appeals case of a Dutch businessman, convicted for supplying chemicals used in gas attacks on Kurdish villages in Iraq in the 1980s.

Saturday, 21 October, 2006 , 14:33 AFP — Separatist Kurdish rebels in Turkey have released the son of a provincial official from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) after keeping him hostage for almost a month, the Anatolia news agency reported Saturday.

Friday, 20 October, 2006 , 09:52 AFP — More than three million Turkish Kurds have signed a declaration proclaiming loyalty to jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, whom Ankara sees as the country's number one terrorist, activists said Friday.