Thursday, 6 April, 2023 , 09:28 AFP — Retired construction worker Ali Cimen looked at the pile of rubble raising dust over his former neighbourhood and scoffed at the idea that Turkey's earthquake disaster zone could be rebuilt in a year.

Thursday, 6 April, 2023 , 09:02 AFP — Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria have handed over four women and 10 children to a Canadian delegation in readiness for their repatriation, a Kurdish official said.

Wednesday, 5 April, 2023 , 14:26 AFP — Turkey has closed its airspace to flights from the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah, blaming increased activity of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the foreign ministry announced Wednesday.

Wednesday, 5 April, 2023 , 13:28 AFP — Turkey has closed its air space to flights from the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah, blaming the increased activity of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the foreign ministry announced Wednesday.

Wednesday, 5 April, 2023 , 07:47 AFP — Latif Dalyan offers shirts and sweatpants at knock-down prices to Turkey's earthquake victims from a storefront surrounded by piles of debris.

Tuesday, 4 April, 2023 , 19:42 AFP — Finland's blue-and-white Nordic cross flag was hoisted outside NATO headquarters on Tuesday as it became the alliance's 31st member, in a historic realignment of Europe's defences spurred by Russia's war on Ukraine.

Tuesday, 4 April, 2023 , 17:47 AFP — The trial began in France on Tuesday of 11 alleged senior members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), accused of extortion, terrorist financing and propaganda for the organisation.

Tuesday, 4 April, 2023 , 17:45 AFP — Finland's blue-and-white Nordic cross flag was hoisted outside NATO headquarters on Tuesday as it became the alliance's 31st member, in a historic realignment of Europe's defences spurred by Russia's war on Ukraine.

Tuesday, 4 April, 2023 , 16:45 AFP — While Finland Tuesday became a full NATO member, Sweden's membership bid remains blocked, an "embarrassing" delay if short-lived but which could make Sweden more vulnerable and create problems within NATO if it drags on, experts told AFP.

Tuesday, 4 April, 2023 , 15:46 AFP — A Swedish court on Tuesday overturned a police move to ban two gatherings where protesters had planned to burn Korans, as five suspected Islamists were arrested for plotting a "terrorist act" over a similar demonstration.