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Iraqi Kurds demonstrate over Mohammed cartoons


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.

Activists urge renewed probe over remains of missing Kurdish villagers


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.

Seven detained in pro-Kurdish rallies in Turkey


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.

Former Kurdish separatist leader killed in Iraq


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.

Police confirms Istanbul blast was bomb attack


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.

Turkish blast claimed by Kurdish rebels leaves 16 hurt


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.

Kurdish rebels claim Turkey blast


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.

Kurdish group claims Istanbul blast: report


Thursday, 9 February, 2006 , 14:44 AFP A radical Kurdish group which has been blamed for a series of bomb attacks in Turkey has claimed responsibility for a blast in Istanbul Thursday which injured 14 people, a pro-Kurdish news agency said.

Turkey denies Kurdish rebel leader has heart problems


Thursday, 9 February, 2006 , 10:40 AFP Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan is in good shape and reports that he has suffered a heart attack in prison are not true, Turkish officials said Thursday.

Turkish rebel leader 'in serious condition' after heart attack


Wednesday, 8 February, 2006 , 18:49 AFP Jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan is in serious condition after suffering a heart attack, his lawyers told the Italian news agency ANSA Wednesday.