Sochi - Chinese President Xi Jinping says he is "very satisfied" with the fruitful development of China-Russia relations.
Pretoria - France says it will propose a UN Security Council resolution, demanding the immediate opening of humanitarian corridors to besieged Syrian cities.
Rome - World prices fell slightly in January, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) -- its first fall in three months.
Moscow - Syria plans to send a "large shipment" of chemical agents out of that country this month and wrap up the arms removal by March 1, Syrian ally Russia said.
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has in a statement on Thursday sent warm wishes to the Chinese community in South Africa as they prepare to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Pretoria - Some 125 million school children around the world are unable to read a single sentence, even after four years of attendance – a waste of $129 billion a year – a United Nations report warned.
Geneva - Joint sessions between delegations of the Syrian government and the opposition have not "achieved any breakthrough" up to now, said the United Nations-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi.
Pretoria - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has expressed concern to the Syrian government of its "now behind schedule" elimination of chemical weapon and said it was imperative Damascus intensify its efforts.
Xi’an - China will wage a war against poverty with a stronger resolve and prevent it from afflicting future generations, Premier Li Keqiang, has said.
London - Britain must quickly accept Syrian refugees, Britain's top refugee group said, as London said it planned to let hundreds of vulnerable Syrians into the country.
