Colombian rebel leaders have demanded the presence of the nation's top agriculture official to discuss the issue of agrarian reform at ongoing peace talks in Havana. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) negotiator Jesus Santrich: For thi...
Military commanders from across West Africa have gathered in Mali's capital, Bamako, to discuss plans for an immediate deployment of troops to dislodge Islamist extremists occupying the country's north. Nigerian army Major General Shehu Abdul-Kadir:...
Ma Yun, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced that he would be stepping down from the position of CEO in May. Instead, Ma will concentrate on his work as chairman of the Alibaba Group board of directors to help the new CEO c...
Chinese authorities are planning to survey the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea as part of a program to map its territorial islands and reefs. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the move is aimed to safeguard China's marine rights. The...
Iran's Atomic Energy Organization says that Iran has made progress in nuclear technology. Head of Organization Fereidoon Abbasi said on Monday Iran has made good progress in the design and construction of reactors. The remarks came as Iran is to hold...
The Colombian government and the leftist FARC rebels have started a third round of peace talks in Cuba. The two sides began negotiating an end to their half-century-old conflict last November, but so far have only agreed on procedural issues. Preside...
The mother of a young rape victim in central China's Hunan Province has filed a petition over her detainment in a labor camp. The mother - surname Tang - was sent to a labor camp in August after campaigning for harsher punishments for those found gui...
Military experts in China are warning against Japan's latest drill apparently aimed at recapturing lost islands. Military expert Yin Zhuo says the drill could be preparation for future operations on the Diaoyu islands. According to Japanese media rep...
We have taken numerous measures and put forward new laws in order to guarantee that we are doing the best to put our household back in order, especially to guarantee liquidity which is the engine for a well running economy. The Greek Prime Minister A...
The Chinese capital continued to suffer from a dense fog this Monday after the city saw probably the worst on record air quality over the weekend. I have difficulty breathing. Today has actually been better than the weekend. We live on the east side...