WASHINGTON, July 28 (Xinhua) — The first round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue concluded here Tuesday with the two sides pledging to enhance cooperation on regional and international issues.

A concerted effort to start unprecedented talks between Taliban and British and American envoys was outlined yesterday in a significant change in tactics designed to bring about a breakthrough in the attritional, eight-year conflict in Afghanistan.

A woman wearing a Muslim headscarf was told by a bus driver to take off her “mask” because it was against the law to wear it on board.

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The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has called on China to address the root causes of problems concerning its Muslim minority in light of ethnic violence in Xinjiang region recently.

A United Nations official called on Israel to tear down the West Bank security fence.

Government hopes to transfer up to 400 inmates. UK would pay to upgrade jails in west African state.