Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that preparations were underway for a parliamentary authorization for a cross-border military operation to hunt PKK terrorists who operate from bases in the northern Iraq.

BERLIN, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier confirmed Wednesday that the German engineer kidnapped months ago in Afghanistan was released.

Egyptian parliament speaker described talks as the proper means of confrontation with the West, adding that the world countries should resort to negotiations to resolve their problems and to prevent US President George W. Bush from becoming another Neron.