Thursday, 26 January, 2006 , 15:28 AFP — An Ankara prosecutor has charged two Kurdish former members of the Turkish parliament with praising jailed rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, the Anatolia news agency reported Thursday.

Wednesday, 25 January, 2006 , 16:14 AFP — An Austrian sentenced to 25 years in prison for libel in Iraqi Kurdistan has been released, the Austrian foreign ministry said Wednesday in a statement.

Tuesday, 24 January, 2006 , 08:45 AFP — The trial of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein on charges of crimes against humanity was set to resume Tuesday with a new Kurdish judge presiding over the high-profile case.

Monday, 23 January, 2006 , 12:39 AFP — Less than 24 hours before the resumption of the trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on charges of crimes against humanity, the court on Monday appointed a new interim chief judge.

Monday, 23 January, 2006 , 11:05 AFP — The World Health Organisation has confirmed that a girl who died in Iraqi Kurdistan last week did not succumb to bird flu, a Kurdish official said Monday.

Monday, 23 January, 2006 , 10:49 AFP — The World Health Organisation has confirmed that a girl who died in Iraqi Kurdistan last week did not succumb to bird flu, a Kurdish official said.

Sunday, 22 January, 2006 , 15:30 AFP — Protesters calling for the release of jailed Kurdish separatist leader Abdullah Ocalan clashed with police Sunday in a working-class district of Istanbul, an AFP photographer reported.

Saturday, 21 January, 2006 , 18:16 AFP — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Kurdish regional president Massud Barzani on Saturday signed an agreement that paves the way for a single administration to run their autonomous northern region.

Saturday, 21 January, 2006 , 11:11 AFP — Kurdish authorities announced Saturday that a mass grave dating from the time of Saddam Hussein had been unearthed in the course of routine road repair.

Wednesday, 18 January, 2006 , 20:50 AFP — A court in Turkey on Wednesday ordered the temporary release of a soldier accused of killing a demonstrator and injuring five others during riots in a Kurdish region in November, the Anatolia news agency reported.