China to end one-child policy
China has decided to end its decades-long one-child policy, Xinhua news agency reports. All couples will now be allowed to have two children, the stat
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Afghan Taliban Announce Ceasefire In Quake Zone
The Taliban on Thursday announced a ceasefire in areas of Afghanistan affected by a powerful quake that hit the region earlier this week, killi
Iran to attend talks on Syria in Vienna
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will attend multilateral talks on finding a political solution to the conflict in Syria in Vienna this w
Taliban seizes quake-hit city
The Taliban have seized Afghanistan’s Darqad district, one of those hit by Monday’s earthquake that killed at least 360 in Afghanistan and
Dominican Republic demands French pilots’ extradition
The Dominican Republic says it will seek the extradition of two French pilots who fled the country after being convicted of drug trafficking. Arrested