SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-insaidtheUnitedStateshadshownitswillingnesstotalkwiththeDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)amidgrowingsignsofathawininter-Korean
Morethanfourmonthsafterthefederalelections,Germany'stwobiggestpartieshaveagreedtoformacoalitiongovernment.Thatso-called"GrandCoalition"–thesamegovernmentwhichha
GermanChancellorAngelaMerkel’sconservativesandtheSocialDemocratsagreed‘inprinciple’onWednesdayonacoalitiondeal,sourcesinvolvedinthetalkssaid,takingEurope’secono
TheprospectivepartnersinGermany'snewgovernmentforgedaheadMondaywiththeirpushtonaildownacoalitiondeal,butwithseveralissuesstilltobeworkedout,negotiatorssuggested
Thejust-concludedSyrianpeacetalksintheRussianBlackSearesortofSochiagreedonthemainprinciplesofapoliticalsettlementtotheSyriacrisisandformedacommitteetopromotecon
AfteryearsforroundsofGenevatalksupforpeaceinwar-tornSyria,themechanismhasbeenquestionedoveritspoliticalmonopolywhileSochistepssetonTuesdayarehailedas“de-escalat
Canada,theUnitedStatesandMexicoconcludedMondaytheirsixthroundofNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)negotiationsinMontrealwithachapterofanti-corruptionbutstill
Asmorethan1,000participantsgatherinRussia'sBlackSearesortSochiforpeacetalksoverSyriathisweek,gapsbetweenthestancesofmajorplayersremainwide.Withthedefeatofterror
RussianForeignMinisterSergeiLavrovdiscussedpreparationsfortheSyriapeacecongressintheRussiancityofSochionJan.29-30withTurkishcounterpartMevlutCavusogluinaphoneca
TheSyriantalksinViennastartedonThursdaywithanopeningmeetingbetweenthegovernmentdelegationandtheUNspecialenvoytoSyriaStaffandeMisturaamidanewescalationovertheiss
ThesixthroundofNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)renegotiationkickedoffinMontrealTuesdayamiduncertaintyovertheoutcome.CoincidingwiththestartoftheWorldEconom
SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-insaidonMondayathawininter-Koreanrelationsaheadofnextmonth'sWinterOlympicspresenteda"preciouschance"tobringabouttalksbetweentheUSand
Germanyhasedgedclosertoformingagovernmentafternearlyfourmonthsofimpasse,withformaltalksbetweentheSocialDemocrats(SPD)andChancellorAngelaMerkel’sblocimminent.SPD
Germany'scentre-leftSocialDemocrats(SDP)havevotedforcoalitionnegotiationswithChancellorAngelaMerkel'sconservatives,theirformercoalitionpartners.MrSchulz(C)hadin
SeniormembersofGermany'sSocialDemocrats(SPD)saidonSaturdaytheywereconfidentthepartywouldapprovethestartofformalcoalitiontalkswithChancellorAngelaMerkel'sconserv
OnJan.13,anemployeewiththeofficialHawai‘istateEmergencyManagementAgencymistakenlysentoutaballisticmissilethreatacrosstheislands,leavingresidentsandvisitorsfearf
TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)starteditsworking-leveltalkswiththeRepublicofKorea(ROK)at1a.m.GMTonWednesdayatthetrucevillageofPanmunjomtodiscusstheDP