U.S. Treasury official says no decisions on formal China talks BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury’s top economic diplomat said on Sunday that China’s move away from market liberalisation was an increasing concern for G20 economies but reversed an earlier statement that the United States had ended formal economic […]

U.S. seeks ‘real action’ from Pakistan on militant groups The United States has not yet seen Pakistan take significant steps to clamp down on the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network militant groups, a senior U.S. administration official said on Friday. The administration suspended about $2 billion in security assistance […]

Debate On Role Of Islam Divides German Government Germany’s new minister of interior, Horst Seehofer, has stirred up debate about the role of Islam in Germany. In an interview with the German newspaper BILD Seehofer said: “Islam is not a part of Germany. Germany has been influenced by Christianity. This […]

Russian exiles contacted over safety after tycoon murder UK police have begun to contact a number of Russian exiles to discuss their safety as they investigate the murder of businessman Nikolai Glushkov. The 68-year-old’s body was found at his home in south London on 12 March. The BBC has been […]

Bomb kills 9, wounds 27 in eastern Pakistan A suspected suicide bombing near a police checkpoint killed five police and four bystanders and wounded 27 others on Wednesday near the city of Lahore in eastern Pakistan, police said. Haider Ashraf, Lahore police chief, said that evidence collected from the scene […]