Friday, 17 February, 2006 , 11:34 AFP — Turkey on Friday described as "unfortunate" remarks by a senior Israeli official which drew a parallel between the radical Islamist group Hamas and armed Kurdish rebels fighting Ankara.

Wednesday, 15 February, 2006 , 16:53 AFP — Turkish riot police on Wednesday detained ten people in the mainly Kurdish southeast when they broke up a rally marking the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan seven years ago.

Tuesday, 14 February, 2006 , 15:28 AFP — Two protestors were shot dead Tuesday in Pakistan in one of the worst incidents since Muslim anger over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed erupted, as European leaders sought to defuse the crisis.

Tuesday, 14 February, 2006 , 13:20 AFP — Several thousand Kurdish Islamists demonstrated in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil against the decision by Danish and Norwegian newspapers to publish cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Mohammed.

Monday, 13 February, 2006 , 14:58 AFP — Human rights activists on Monday called on authorities to renew their probe into the 1993 disappearance of 11 villagers in the mainly Kurdish southeast of Turkey after tests confirmed that remains found two years ago belonged to the missing people.

Sunday, 12 February, 2006 , 15:28 AFP — Turkish police on Sunday detained seven people when demonstrations calling for the release of jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan turned violent in Istanbul and Antalya.

Saturday, 11 February, 2006 , 19:19 AFP — A former leader of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was killed in a bomb attack Friday night near Sulaimaniyah in northern Iraq, a pro-Kurdish news agency reported Saturday.

Friday, 10 February, 2006 , 12:17 AFP — The Turkish police confirmed Friday that a a deadly blast in Istanbul claimed by Kurdish rebels was caused by a bomb, and said they were stepping up security measures against possible attacks by Kurdish separatists.

Thursday, 9 February, 2006 , 18:12 AFP — A radical Kurdish militant group, blamed for bomb attacks in the past, took credit for an explosion Thursday that injured 16 people in an Internet cafe frequented by police officers in Istanbul.

Thursday, 9 February, 2006 , 16:06 AFP — A radical Kurdish militant group, blamed for bomb attacks in the past, took credit for an explosion Thursday that injured 17 people in an Internet cafe in Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul.