US to open peace talks with Taliban: AFP
Washington. The United States and the Taliban cleared the decks for peace talks Tuesday even as a deadly attack on US troops underlined the still furious nature of their decade-long war, AFP reports.

Japan logs USD 10.4 billion trade deficit for May
Tokyo. Japan's trade deficit for May expanded 9.5 percent from a year earlier to USD 10.4 billion, official data showed Wednesday as import costs rose on a weak yen, AFP reports.

UniCredit Bulbank donated BGN 140,000 to Bulgarian Center for Not-for-profit Law
Sofia. UniCredit Bulbank donated BGN 140,000 on Tuesday to the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-profit Law (BCNL) for the development of social entrepreneurship.