81.   Turkey said it was trying to avoid harming civilians and denied U.N. reports that Kurdish refugees who fled previous fighting were forced back across the border into Turkey.

82.   Turkish policemen grew uneasy after the arrival of Kurdish refugees, whose villages were evacuated by the army in southeastern Turkey.

83.   Turkish troops are reported to have seized some Kurdish refugees and forcibly returned them to Turkey from their sanctuary in northern Iraq, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.

84.   Two suspected members of the crew that abandoned a ship filled with Kurdish refugees to drift toward the Italian shore were arrested on Saturday.

85.   U.N. officials Saturday readied a convoy to move to safety Kurdish refugees who fear Turkish troops pursuing Kurdish rebels.

86.   Turkey would send troops into northern Iraq to prevent Kurdish refugees from reaching the Turkish border in the event of military action in Iraq, reports said Thursday.

87.   Violent protests by Kurdish refugees test the tolerance of their host countries.

88.   Up to two million Kurdish refugees were forced to flee into Iran and Turkey.

89.   Iraq on Sunday slammed Turkish aid to Kurdish refugees and civilians in northern Iraq as useless saying their situation would only improve when Baghdad regained control of the area.

90.   Iran is bracing for a new wave of Kurdish refugees fleeing fighting between rival Kurdish factions in northern Iraq, officials said.