Pakistan-Taliban peace talks falter as they begin
Pakistan’s planned peace talks with Taliban insurgents stumbled as they began on Tuesday, with government negotiators missing a preliminary meeting citing doubts over the militants’ team.
Author: Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News
China dissident’s father dies in disputed suicide: Human Rights in China
The apparent suicide of the father of a Chinese dissident is being disputed by his loved ones, after authorities reported he jumped from a building after being detained, a rights group said.