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Afghan security forces have taken control over the security of their country. The Taliban have announced plans to continue carrying out attacks, even as they prepare for peace talks with the US.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been raging for decades. Now China has stepped in, hosting a Mideast peace forum. Experts see this as part of Beijing's quest for influence in a region largely disappointed in the US.

In a surprise move, North Korea proposed high-level talks with the US just days after canceling a meeting with the South. Is this a genuine attempt to ease regional tensions or just another bid to extract concessions?

China's advancing technological prowess has reached the point where it has overtaken Europe in the fields of space research and travel. Germany is also finding ways to assist the Asian nation's missions.

A Chinese tycoon has managed to push through Nicaragua's congress a bill granting his company the rights to build the country's largest-ever development project. However, experts see huge challenges ahead.

With the controversy surrounding the US surveillance of communications, Indians fear New Delhi's plans to introduce its own cyber security infrastructure could mean an infringement on their right to privacy.

They bike hundreds of miles to bring advice and medicine to thousands in remote, impoverished villages. DW has honored the work of Bangladesh's 'Infoladies' with the 2013 Bobs online activism award.

President Zardari has urged the Pakistani government to curb terrorism in his last parliament address. But the newly-elected PM Sharif has made it clear he won't go against the Taliban - a path Zardari gladly took.

North Korea has disturbed the peace of recent weeks by laying the blame for the cancellation of planned talks with South Korea on Seoul. Is Pyongyang using its tried-and-tested approach to diplomacy?

More than half of Afghanistan's population is under the age of 15. Many of the war-torn country's children are forced to work to support their families. Without proper education, they are trapped in a vicious circle.