Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has met with Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko and pledged support for Ukraine's future development.
Sao Paulo – With less than a week before football's showpiece event kicks-off in Sao Paulo, FIFA President Sepp Blatter says Brazil is ready to host a successful World Cup.
Lima - Employment in Peru’s formal sector increased to over 1.135 million between 2007 and 2012, thus rising to a record high of 25.7%, according to the National Statistics Institute, INEI.
Pretoria - South Africa supports international efforts aimed at the establishment of a viable Palestinian state, says President Jacob Zuma.
Beijing - China and Arab states have decided to designate 2014 and 2015 as the years of China-Arab friendship, and hold a series of friendly exchange events within the framework, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday.
Kiev - Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko will be sworn in on June 7, according to a bill passed by the Parliament on Tuesday.
Beijing - China and Arab countries will meet on Thursday to discuss energy and trade cooperation for the next decade, as energy-hungry Beijing builds momentum in energy imports after a landmark deal with Russia late May.
Baku - Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev says with his country’s growing reputation as a natural gas producer, Azerbaijan has an increasing role to play in Europe’s energy sector.
New York - Young people from more than 1 000 youth organisations have gathered at the United Nations Headquarters to add their voices to the ongoing discussion about a new global agenda to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
Damascus - Syria's one-day presidential election started on Tuesday, with more than 15 million eligible and registered Syrian voters expected to cast their ballots for the country's three presidential contenders, including incumbent President Bashar al-Assad.
