Kurdish rebels: is negotiation still possible?

In Turkey, Kurdish rebels have recently stepped up attacks. Last week they targeted several police stations in the largely Kurdish south-east of the country. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Ankara is running out of patience with the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, which has been waging a violent campaign for autonomy in the south-east since 1984.

FOCUS

By Assia Shihab

IRAQ

The recent spate of deadly bomb attacks across Baghdad is seen in some quarters as an attempt to destabilise the government and undermine confidence in its ability to provide security. The attacks were the worst seen in the capital for months.

INDONESIA

Afghan refugees' fraught route to Australia

Afghans account for the vast majority of the 1,600 asylum seekers presently in Indonesia. They are hoping to reach Australia, but for many the journey is riddled with obstacles.

FRANCE

Is the French prison system broken?

According to officials, 80 inmates have committed suicide in French prisons in 2009. Dr Louis Albrand is leading a group of experts to look into the matter. Their report is expected in October.

AFGHAN ELECTIONS

Pakistan's take on the Afghan vote

In today's Focus, an in-depth look at the upcoming elections in Afghanistan as seen from neighbouring Pakistan, which is waging a costly war against a Taliban insurrection.

17/08/2009 - AFGHANISTAN

Taliban make inroads in northern Afghanistan

A few days before Afghan presidential election, the north of the country is becoming a new battleground between the Taliban and government. FRANCE 24 reports from the Kunduz region.

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by Anonyme - 12/10/2011 - 15:23

İt's normal... Sarkozy + sarkisyan idea is = france24 news

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little bit bias

by Anonyme - 04/10/2011 - 23:52

You ve gave an opinion of your own correspondence and BDP party official but no opinion from government or ordinary Turks from other part of Turkey, why is that?