Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said the central task in China-Russia ties is to translate the high-level political relationship into more pragmatic cooperation and coordination in international affairs. China, Russia agree more parliamentary co-op
The abrupt departure of Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu from the office after winning a landslide election in November last year shows how much grip the president has over the ruling Justice and Development Party in Turkey. Turkish PM announces stepping aside
The jihadi groups have breached the recently declared truce in Syria's northern province of Aleppo with intensified shelling and a wide-scale offensive on Thursday. 48-hour truce to start in Aleppo on Thursday