Tuesday, 5 September, 2006 , 14:27 AFP — A 10-year-old boy was shot dead Tuesday in a clash between Kurdish rebels and Turkish soldiers in the country's restive southeast, the local governor's office said.

Monday, 4 September, 2006 , 19:37 AFP — Seventy-five Syrian Kurds arrested by security forces in the northern city of Aleppo on March 20 have been freed, the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria said Monday.

Monday, 4 September, 2006 , 15:21 AFP — Iraqi security forces found Monday the remains of 18 Kurdish men, women and children whom they believe were buried alive in a mass grave during the former regime of Saddam Hussein.

Monday, 4 September, 2006 , 15:08 AFP — Turkey's government was in the hot seat Monday after a weekend of bloodshed by Kurdish rebels triggered calls for a tough military response and Kurdish politicians blamed mounting violence on Ankara's failure to find a democratic solution to the 22-year conflict.

Sunday, 3 September, 2006 , 13:22 AFP — The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region launched a scathing attack on Iraqi Arab leaders Sunday over their opposition to his order banning the national flag from public buildings.

Sunday, 3 September, 2006 , 12:23 AFP — The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region launched a scathing attack on Iraqi Arab leaders Sunday over their opposition to his order banning the national flag from public buildings.

Sunday, 3 September, 2006 , 12:19 AFP — A Turkish soldier died Sunday from injuries sustained in a mine blast, taking the number of Turkish troops killed by Kurdish separatist rebels over the weekend to eight, Anatolia news agency reported.

Sunday, 3 September, 2006 , 08:46 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki set himself on a collision course with Kurdish separatists Sunday by ordering public buildings across Iraq to fly the national flag.

Saturday, 2 September, 2006 , 12:15 AFP — Six Turkish soldiers were killed and two wounded in three separate attacks by rebel Kurdish separatists in the east and southeast of the country, local security sources said Saturday.

Saturday, 2 September, 2006 , 12:07 AFP — Six Turkish soldiers were killed and two wounded in three separate attacks by rebel Kurdish separatists in the east and southeast of the country, local security sources said Saturday.