Iran tested home-made air defence systems Wednesday during military exercises, state media said, days after the expiry of an international arms embargo against the Islamic republic. The manoeuvres -- dubbed "Defenders of the Sky" -- took place in "an area covering half of the...

The Taliban said Friday they have agreed to suspend attacks in southern Afghanistan that have displaced thousands this week - but only after the U.S. promised to halt airstrikes in support of Afghan forces in the latest fighting in Helmand province. The development came after a meeting with...

China has opened a new front in its pressure campaign against Taiwan with a series of spying allegations and confessions aired on state television, denounced on the democratic island as entrapment and another reason for people to fear visiting China. China views Taiwan as its sovereign...

With Russia's mediation, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting Saturday following two weeks of heavy fighting that marked the worst outbreak of hostilities in the separatist region in more than a quarter-century. The countries' foreign ministers...