Kurdish separatists said Monday that they would stop their cross-border attacks on Turkish forces if Ankara drops its threats to launch an offensive on their remote mountain enclaves in Iraqi Kurdistan. ...more

October 23, 2007

Kurds in northern Iraq warned on Friday that they will defend themselves against any Turkish incursion, and Iraqi leaders called on Ankara to engage in dialogue instead of threats. ...more

October 20, 2007

The Turkish parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly authorized cross-border military attacks in northern Iraq against Kurdish separatist rebels, as world leaders pleaded for restraint. ...more

October 18, 2007

Oil futures rallied to a new record of more than $88 a barrel Tuesday on concerns about disruptions to Middle Eastern crude supplies and a growing view that domestic supplies are not sufficient to meet fourth-quarter demand. ...more

October 17, 2007

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that he is prepared for a rupture in relations with the United States if his government launches an incursion into northern Iraq in search of Kurdish rebels. ...more

October 13, 2007

The U.S. military reported the deaths of nine soldiers Monday - including seven killed in a vehicle accident - and Iraq's prime minister said the nation's armed forces are not ready to fight without American help. ...more

September 11, 2007

Seven U.S. troops were killed in two separate attacks, the military announced Friday, while Iraq's president said he would vote against carrying out the death sentence of a former defense minister, Gen. Sultan Hashim Ahmed. ...more

September 8, 2007