The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan will seek closer cooperation in the fight against militants during a summit in İstanbul on Monday, but a plan to reach out to Taliban insurgents will likely dominate the talks.
(2010-01-25 00:00:00)
Ongoing concerns about Dubai’s financial woes could overshadow efforts to more closely align Gulf Arab nations’ economies when the region’s leaders meet on Monday in Kuwait.
(2009-12-14 00:00:00)
Japan's next prime minister began forming a government on Monday as investors worried the untested Democratic Party would overspend in a bid to revive the economy or would ruffle ties with Tokyo's closest ally, Washington.
(2009-09-01 00:00:00)
Japan's next leader, Yukio Hatoyama, began talks on Monday on forming a government to tackle challenges such as record unemployment and a fast-ageing society after voters gave his party a sweeping mandate for change.
(2009-08-31 00:00:00)
As a court in İstanbul released a senior military officer who is suspected of drafting an alleged plan to discredit the governing Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and having links to Ergenekon -- which is accused of fomenting chaos to trigger a coup to overthrow the government -- doubts over the speedy process of granting his release have arisen.
(2009-07-03 00:00:00)