Sydney  - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday confirmed that the United Nations had approached former foreign minister Alexander Downer to act as its interlocutor in reviving the peace

Nicosia, May 22: The Israeli, the Syrian and the Turkish government confirmed on Wednesday that indirect talks are being held in Istanbul between Israel and Syria, aimed at reaching a comprehensive

Athens/Nicosia  - Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias on Friday said working and technical groups from both sides of the divided Mediterranean island were having problems trying to narrow their

Athens/Nicosia  -  Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders will meet each other on a social level Wednesday, the first time since breakthrough talks took place in March.

Nicosia, Apr 23 : Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) has signed an agreement to take a stake in a six billion dollar joint venture to build a new refinery in Vietnam, capable of refining 200,000