TURKISH jet fighters bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq early yesterday, Turkey’s military said, marking an escalation of force against the outlawed separatist group. An Iraqi official said the planes attacked several villages, killing one woman.

IRAQ'S new authorities took legal control of Saddam Hussein and 11 others in Baghdad yesterday, setting the stage for a court appearance for the former Iraqi dictator to face war crimes charges on his 24 years in power.

An American soldier from the 173rd Airborne Brigade was killed and two others were wounded during an ambush in northern Iraq last night.