Taliban launch raids on Kabul and other Afghan targets The BBC's Bilal Sawary says he can hear gunfire from his location in Kabul ...

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Iran nuclear talks 'positive' after 15-month break Key talks on Iran's controversial nuclear programme, which have resu...

China loosens currency controls on the yuan China has loosened its currency controls in a move that may spur gains in the value of the y...

US to make profit from bailouts, Treasury says Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner (right) believes that the US taxpayer will make a pro...