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Peace talks

Afghan Taliban signal readiness for peace talks with conditions

Taliban insurgents have dropped a clear hint that they are ready for a negotiated settlement of the ...

`US freeing high-level detainees from Afghan jail`

The US has reportedly been secretly releasing high-level detainees in a bold effort to initiate nego...

Myanmar Army poised to attack: Kachin rebels

Around 2,000 government forces have moved into place around the northern town of Laiza -- a key rebe...

PC renews offer for peace talks with Maoists

Home minister P Chidambaram renewed the offer for peace talks with Maoists if they abjure violence d...

US and Taliban resume talks: Report

The Taliban had opened an office in Qatar on January 03 and named it their "diplomatic office" for t...

China hosts Syrian govt, Oppn for peace talks

China is playing host to Syrian government and opposition groups to promote peace talks between the ...

Myanmar President holds landmark talks with rebels

Thein Sein told a visiting delegation of the Karen National Union that his government viewed the reb...

Philippines says peace talks near `stalemate`

The 12,000-strong MILF has waged a rebellion since the 1970s, and the conflict has claimed up to 150...

Nigeria-Boko Haram mediator doubts govt`s sincerity

Insurgency by Boko Haram has been growing in Nigeria and recently, no fewer than 185 were killed in ...

Pakistan urges Afghan Taliban to enter peace talks

Pakistan is critical to efforts to bring the Afghan Taliban to the negotiating table because of its ...

Resume NATO supplies, Karzai tells Pakistan

The Afghanistan President suggested Pakistan that it charge higher levy as it will benefit both Kabu...

US-Taliban talks only "exploratory": Afghan envoy

The Wall Street Journal said that the US and Afghan governments had begun secret three-way talks wit...

Afghanistan joins Taliban peace talks: Karzai

Hamid Karzai`s government had previously been excluded from early, exploratory contacts between the ...

Pakistan says it will back Afghan-led peace talks

Pakistan`s foreign minister says her country has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan to press Pak for access to Taliban

Pakistan is seen as critical to US efforts to stabilize Afghanistan before foreign combat troops lea...

Taliban willing to compromise: Afghan negotiators

Senior Afghan peace negotiators believe the Taliban are willing to significantly soften past hardlin...

Did Marc Grossman meet Taliban in Qatar?

Special US Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman appears to have met Taliban rep...

Didn`t sideline Pak in Taliban peace talks: US

There are sentiments inside Pakistan that it was being sidelined by the Obama administration in peac...

New UN envoy wants Afghan-led peace talks

Taliban have announced plans to open a political office in Qatar ahead of possible peace negotiation...

Pak gets info on Afghan Taliban-US talks in Qatar

The Afghan Taliban have provided Pakistan the "functional blueprint" of their formal talks with US ...

US has new confidence in peace talks with Taliban

The intelligence community warns that the Taliban is more interested in continuing fighting than mak...

Peace talks between Pakistan, Taliban faltering

A senior security official said Taliban had flatly rejected a demand that it work through tribal eld...

Govt extends suspension of ops pact with NDFB

To facilitate the ongoing peace process, the government has decided to extend the suspension of op...

Afghan militant leader ready for talks: Report

The leader of Afghanistan`s second-biggest insurgent group said he was ready for "meaningful talks"...

Taliban say Marine abuse tape won`t hurt talks

The video, posted on YouTube and other websites, shows 4 men in camouflage Marine uniforms urinating...

Peace talks don`t mean end to fighting: Taliban

A Taliban spokesman said the militants had been fighting for the past 15 years to establish an Islam...

Myanmar signs ceasefire with ethnic rebels

Ending war with ethnic rebels is one of the conditions set by Western countries for improved relatio...

US launches new push to secure Afghan peace talks

Marc Grossman begins a diplomatic blitz this weekend that includes talks with Afghan President Hamid...

US agrees to allow Haqqanis as part of Afghan talks

The US’ move is in stark contrast to its earlier policy of resisting talks with the Haqqani network.

Bhattarai must resign if peace talks fail: CPN-UML

A senior opposition leader Friday said the Prime Minister should step down if the upcoming "decisive...

`Karzai concerned over role in Afghan peace talks`

The hardline Islamists announced this week that they planned to open an overseas political office.

Mullah Omar confirms peace talks with US

It is the first time the Taliban has publicly raised the prospect of a peace settlement after over 1...

Naga faction calls for saving Centre`s peace talks

Expressing concern over latest "intolerable state of affairs in Naga areas" NSCN(I-M) has urged the...

Jordan hosts Israelis, Palestinians in rare meeting

Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said it was a serious bid to help relaunch moribund peace ta...

Mideast negotiators to meet for first time in months

A source said that Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat and his Israeli counterpart would meet in Jor...

Mideast negotiators to meet for 1st time in months

Palestinian and Israeli negotiators will meet for the first time in more than a year in Jordan Tuesd...

Militants holding peace talks to stay out of polls

Militants, preparing to hold peace talks, have been instructed not to involve in the forthcoming ...

No foreign meddling in any Taliban talks: Afghans

An Afghan government body seeking a deal with the Taliban insisted it would not tolerate foreign int...

Pakistan Taliban commander confirms peace talks

The Taliban commander`s announcement comes amid growing tension between Islamabad and Washington sto...

Pakistani Taliban declare nationwide cease-fire

The Pakistan Taliban is believed to be divided, with some factions still committed to war with the s...

`Taliban, Pakistan in peace talks’

The talks are focused on the South Waziristan region and could be expanded to try to reach a compreh...

WB govt not serious about talks: Maoist leader

Responding to Mamata Banerjee`s deadline to them for laying down arms in `junglemahal`, Maoists on...

ULFA demands constitutional amendment at talks

A charter of demands of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom was discussed on Tuesday with a...

ULFA-govt peace talks on Tuesday

Giving a fresh impetus to the ongoing peace process, the government will hold talks with the banne...

Jordan`s King urges restart of Mideast peace talks

Abdullah says the future for the Middle East and beyond is with the normalcy of peace.

Abbas willing to restart Israel talks

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in Colombia said he was willing "at any moment" to restart peace ...

Pakistan Taliban consider peace talks: Report

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan was formed in December 2007 as an alliance of Pak militant groups to attac...

Israel accepts Quartet call for peace talks

Palestinians quickly reaffirmed their refusal to negotiate until settlement-building stops on land t...

Taliban must face `more pain` to talk: US envoy

Afghans marked a decade since the death of an iconic anti-Taliban fighter two days before 9/11.

Hardline Philippine rebel vows to derail peace

Decades of fighting has neither wearied nor diluted the resolve of the Saudi Arabian-educated guerri...

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