Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebels Just Over Iraq Border

Turkish warplanes have hit rebel Kurdish bases in northern Iraq for the last two nights. The strikes aimed at bases used by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) following an attack by the separatists that killed nine Turkish troops and another 14 injured in the attack...

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Spate of Afghan Killings Signal Enduring Insurgency

At least 26 people were killed in a series of violent attacks on Thursday in eastern and western Afghanistan, illustrating once again the continuing mayhem in the war torn country despite Washington characterizing the war as winding down. A minibus filled with Afghan...

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