Riot police in the Maldives have used tear gas and batons against protesters rallying in support of former president Mohamed Nasheed. Nasheed told Al Jazeera...
The US and Afghan governments have reportedly begun secret three-way talks with the Taliban. The Wall Street Journal newspaper reports that Afghan President Hamad Karzai...
Europe continues to battle severe freezing weather that has killed hundreds of people, with transport and navigation services badly hit across the continent cutting off...
A growing number of defectors from the Syrian army are filling the ranks of the opposition forces. Soldiers who were taught to believe the opposition...
