Sunday, 13 August, 2006 , 13:37 AFP — Two policemen were killed on Sunday and a third injured by a mine in eastern Turkey while three suspected bombers of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were arrested in the south of the country, sources said.

Saturday, 12 August, 2006 , 19:53 AFP — Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Saturday assured Turkish leaders that his country will not be a sanctuary for Kurdish separatist rebels from Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Friday, 11 August, 2006 , 14:07 AFP — Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has said he may call on his militants to declare a ceasefire if Ankara displays "a sincere approach" for the resolution of the ethnic conflict, a pro-Kurdish news agency reported Friday.

Thursday, 10 August, 2006 , 15:49 AFP — German authorities said Thursday they had captured a suspected ringleader of the banned Kurdish rebel group PKK who is accused of promoting and securing financing for the organization.

Monday, 7 August, 2006 , 13:36 AFP — Militant Kurdish separatists killed a Turkish army officer in an attack on his home early Monday about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Turkey's southern border with Iraq, local officials said.

Sunday, 6 August, 2006 , 16:19 AFP — Three soldiers were killed and eight other people injured in Turkey on Sunday in attacks by suspected rebels from the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), officials said.

Sunday, 6 August, 2006 , 14:44 AFP — Four soldiers were killed and seven other people injured in Turkey on Sunday in attacks by suspected rebels from the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), officials said.

Sunday, 6 August, 2006 , 11:56 AFP — Suspected Kurdish rebels detonated a landmine while a freight train was passing in southeast Turkey, injuring four train security guards, local officials said Sunday.

Saturday, 5 August, 2006 , 20:23 AFP — A radical Kurdish group claimed responsibility Saturday for two bomb blasts that left 17 people injured in southern Turkey the day before as a fresh bomb targeted an office of the main opposition party.

Saturday, 5 August, 2006 , 12:20 AFP — A radical Kurdish group claimed responsibility Saturday for two bomb blasts that left 17 people injured in southern Turkey the day before.