Turkey: 8 soldiers, 22 militants dead in clashes
Clashes over the past two days in southeast Turkey have resulted in eight Turkish soldiers and 22 Kurdish militants being killed, Turkish authorities said. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ruled out negotiations with the Kurdistan Workers Party. This party reportedly took up arms in 1984, demanding autonomy for Turkey's Kurds and over 40,000 people have been killed since.