Friday, 2 June, 2006 , 15:49 AFP — A Turkish soldier and four armed Kurdish rebels were killed in clashes in the country's mainly Kurdish southeast, local officials said Friday.

Thursday, 1 June, 2006 , 12:24 AFP — Turkish police seized nearly four kilograms (nine pounds) of explosives and detained six suspected Kurdish militants who were allegedly planning bomb attacks in Izmir, a touristic city on the Aegean coast, Anatolia news agency reported Thursday.

Wednesday, 31 May, 2006 , 20:15 AFP — Allegations of disguised honor killings or forced suicides among women in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey cannot be dismissed and should be carefully investigated, a UN rapporteur said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 31 May, 2006 , 10:07 AFP — Two Kurdish activists with dual Turkish-Swedish citizenship risk up to three years in jail over a press statement denouncing the military build-up in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, judicial sources said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 31 May, 2006 , 07:29 AFP — Five members of Turkish the security forces were killed in clashes with armed Kurdish rebels in the country's mainly Kurdish southeast, local security officials said Wednesday.

Tuesday, 30 May, 2006 , 14:47 AFP — Two Saudis on the kingdom's most-wanted list of suspected Al-Qaeda militants are being held in Iraqi Kurdistan, a Saudi-owned daily reported Tuesday.

Tuesday, 30 May, 2006 , 14:11 AFP — Two soldiers and two Kurdish rebels were killed Tuesday in fresh violence in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, local security officials said.

Tuesday, 30 May, 2006 , 09:29 AFP — The Kurdish mayor Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey risks up to one year in jail for allocating a public ambulance to transport the body of a Kurdish rebel killed in fighting with the army, judicial sources said Tuesday.

Friday, 26 May, 2006 , 16:03 AFP — The United States has started talks with the new Baghdad government on "effective action" against Turkish Kurdish rebels holed up in northern Iraq, the US ambassador said here Friday.

Wednesday, 24 May, 2006 , 18:44 AFP — A radical Kurdish group said Wednesday it was responsible for a fire at the cargo section of Istanbul's Ataturk airport, the hub of international air travel in Turkey, which slightly injured three people and caused delays in air traffic.