Afghanistans Independent Election Commission says it will delay the release of last months presidential election results. They will now be announced on Thursday. Earlier we spoke to our correspondent Courtney Body from Kabul about the postponement an...
On the surface, life appears normal enough in Juba. In reality, after five months of conflict, whats accepted here as normal has changed immeasurably. Not so long ago, these people lived and moved freely around their city - and their country. Now the...
Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers have entered a new stage, with the two sides discussing drafting a final deal. The latest round of negotiations began Wednesday in Vienna, a little more than two months before the July 20 target for an...
A top official from the US State Department has reiterated Washington's willingness to assist the rescue of nearly 300 missing schoolgirls, who were kidnapped in Nigeria last month. Speaking after holding talks with Nigerian officials in the capital...
Anti-Kiev separatists arrive in Moscow to push the agenda for eastern regions of Ukraine to join the Russian Federation. It comes after the EU and US declared self-rule referendums in Donetsk and Luhansk illegal. Pro-Russian separatist leaders who or...
Political tensions in Thailand have given way to fresh violence. Authorities say explosions and an overnight shooting attack on anti-government demonstrators in Thailands capital have killed at least two people this morning. Another 22 have been woun...
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says his country will restart gas talks with Ukraine if it pays off at least part of its gas debt. Medvedev told reporters that nobody ever required Ukraine to hand over all the 4 billion US dollars straight awa...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has discussed the recent face-off between Chinese and Vietnamese ships in the South China Sea with US Secretary of State John Kerry in a phone call. Wang Yi urged caution in any comments and actions related to the dis...
Each year, this is the time hundreds of thousands of soon to be college graduates begin their hunt for a dream job. Job fairs are held in quick succession and many kinds of jobs are offered. But for most graduates, the market just doesnt satisfy thei...
In a new record, Beijings Environmental Protection Bureau has handed down the highest fine to a company for violating pollution standards. The utility boiler manufacturing company was fined after the citys new Air Pollution Prevention Regulation took...
Each year, this is the time hundreds of thousands of soon to be college graduates begin their hunt for a dream job. Job fairs are held in quick succession and many kinds of jobs are offered. But for most graduates, the market just doesnt satisfy thei...
The capitals environment authorities have stepped up their efforts to crack down on pollution since the Air Pollution Prevention Regulations took effect on March 1st. Beijings environment enforcement authorities have dealt with a total of 178 polluti...
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Since the increased number of terror attacks, different cities around the country have stepped up their efforts to counter such incidents. Since the increased number of terror attacks, different cities around the country have stepped up their efforts...
Police in Beijing have launched a new armed patrol force to respond to any incidents of terrorism and violent crimes. The new force includes one hundred and fifty armed patrol vehicles and around two thousand policemen. They have been tasked with gua...