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Afghan President Hamid Karzai went into a key meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif soon after his arrival on Monday on a trip to seek support for the revival of peace talks with Taliban and to improve frayed ties with Islamabad.

Syria has agreed to a United Nations investigation into last week’s alleged chemical weapons attack outside Damascus. But a senior White House official dismissed the move as “too late to be

Turkey’s application to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to send a police force to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has reaffirmed Ankara’s commitment to the stability and security of Mali and has shown

Tunisia’s opposition sought to mobilize a mass protest on Saturday to kick off a week of demonstrations aimed at ousting the government, one month after a secular politician was assassinated. The planned protest comes amid political turmoil in nearby Egypt, where the army overthrew Islamist president Mohammed Mursi last

The former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, has appeared in court, three days after being released from prison and placed under house arrest. Mr Mubarak is facing a retrial on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić arrived in China on Sunday, where he will over the next four days meet with Chinese leaders and prominent businesspeople. According to reports in both countries, the visit to China will have both historic

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has suggested organizing early parliamentary elections as a solution to the political crisis which arose after the failure of the commission investigating into the incidents in

Turkey will join an international coalition against neighbouring Syria even if the UN Security Council fails to reach consensus on the issue, its foreign minister said on Monday. “If a coalition is formed against Syria in this process, Turkey will take part in it,” Ahmet Davutoglu said. 

The armies of Indian and Pakistan Sunday again targeted each other’s positions on the line-of-control (LoC) in Kashmir, officials said. The ceasefire violation took place in Mendhar sector

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan Sunday announced the launch of a national dialogue initiative to tackle issues ranging from national reconciliation to disarmament, as Libya battles a wave of instability. The country has in recent months been hit by deadly attacks on military and police officers in the east and …