1.   Turkish troops launched a cross-border offensive into northern Iraq to crack down on Kurdish rebels, the Associated Press reported, citing the Turkish foreign ministry.

2.   Turkish troops launched an attack on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, the Associated Press reported, citing the Turkish foreign ministry.

3.   A transcript of the interview was made available to reporters by the Turkish foreign ministry.

4.   A Turkish foreign ministry statement said Greek soldiers verbally abused Turkish border guards before firing their weapons.

5.   At the start of talks, Mithat Balkan, deputy undersecretary of the Turkish foreign ministry, said officials would not make a statement Monday.

6.   Authorities were not available for comment, but the Turkish foreign ministry in the past have called Amnesty reports biased.

7.   Christides said he sent a letter to the Turkish foreign ministry complaining about his detention despite presenting his diplomatic identification papers.

8.   From Uzbekistan, he flew to Ankara early Sunday, the Turkish foreign ministry confirmed.

9.   Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos was expected to join the conference on Wednesday, a Turkish foreign ministry official said.

10.   He told Korkmaz Haktanir, the undersecretary of the Turkish foreign ministry, that Iraq must comply with all U.N. resolutions, IRNA reported.