A senior Protestant clergyman says talks with Sinn Fein about reconciliation have been “open and frank”.

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Sinn Fein unionist talks ‘frank’

The Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness says republicans have been talking privately to a “very significant group of Protestants and unionists”.

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Sinn Fein confirm unionist talks

The latest round of UN climate talks makes little progress against a “coalition of the unwilling”, observers say.

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Nations ‘wasting time’ on climate

It’s a classic case of brinkmanship bargaining: Iran and the West, each seeking to squeeze concessions from the other side, have decided to extend their nuclear negotiations to another round starting on June 17, a few weeks before a punishing new round of sanctions takes effect. Read full article > >

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The Iranian view on how to strike a deal

Talks in Baghdad on Iran’s controversial nuclear programme go into a second unscheduled day after diplomats fail to reach agreement.

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Extra day for Iran nuclear talks

Officials from six world powers are due to hold talks with Iranian representatives in Baghdad on Wednesday about Tehran's controversial nuclear program.

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6 nations talk to Iran about its nukes

Leaders from the United States and five other countries resumed talks with Iran a day after Tehran signaled willingness to allow potentially intrusive inspections of military facilities.

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Global Powers and Iran Meet in Baghdad

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog says they are close to signing a deal with Iran on an investigation into its atomic activity, after talks in Tehran.

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Nuclear watchdog eyes Iran deal

For all of Mitt Romney’s talk of what he would do on Day One in the White House — Bomb Iran? Or was it Planned Parenthood? — there’s just as good a chance he would be tacking up two pictures on the wall. One would be of George H.W. Bush and the other of Jimmy Carter. They both became one-term presidents after they were challenged in the primaries. This is a lesson for Romney. Read full article > >

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The Romney you see is the one you’d get

For all of Mitt Romney’s talk of what he would do on Day One in the White House — Bomb Iran? Or was it Planned Parenthood? — there’s just as good a chance he would be tacking up two pictures on the wall. One would be of George H.W. Bush and the other of Jimmy Carter. They both became one-term presidents after they were challenged in the primaries. This is a lesson for Romney. Read full article > >

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The Romney you see is the one you’d get

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres wants talks with the club about his future after suffering the ‘worst moments’ of his career.

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Unhappy Torres considers future

Focus on result of eurozone talks

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Focus on result of eurozone talks

After crisis talks with Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir, African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki says the president is committed to security agreements with South Sudan.

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Sudan’s Bashir ‘ready for peace’

Before nuclear program talks.

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Iran Wants Sanctions Lifted

As American negotiators prepare for nuclear talks next week in Baghdad, they say recent statements from Iran and pressure from sanctions have raised the chances of compromise.

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Officials See Promising Signs for Iran Nuclear Talks