The US says it will hold direct peace talks with the Taliban after more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan. The first formal meeting between US and Taliban representatives is expected to take place next week in Doha, Qatar, where the Taliban have just opened their first official overseas...
G8 leaders meeting in Northern Ireland have backed calls for Syrian peace talks to be held in Geneva as soon as possible. The leaders agreed on the joint statement on Syria after lengthy discussions at the end their two-day summit. The seven-point document says that any future tr...
The US and Russia have signed a cyber security pact that will use a 21st century "hotline" between the two countries. In a joint statement issued by the White House, US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin called the pact essential to safeguarding the security of their co...