KABUL: The Afghan government on Thursday morning freed 65 accused militants from a former US prison despite fierce condemnation from the United States.
“The 65...
BEIJING: A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang region on Wednesday, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said.
The epicentre of the quake that...
ALGIERS: A military transport plane, carrying families of military staff, crashed in north-eastern Algeria on Tuesday, killing at least 103 persons, the country's Annahar...
WASHINGTON: The United States is considering delaying the issue of bilateral security agreement with Afghanistan until President Hamid Karzai leaves office and a new...
TEHRAN: Iran has successfully test-fired a new generation of a ballistic missile and a laser-guided missile, the Iranian defense minister said.
The two missiles were...
KOLKATA: A head-on collision occurred between two jeeps and a speeding truck on a highway in eastern India on Tuesday morning, killing 16 persons.
Police...
KATHMANDU: Sushil Koirala, the leader of the Nepali Congress party, was elected as the country’s prime minister on Monday, a development that will help...
GENEVA: The second round of talks between representatives of the Syrian government and the foreign-backed opposition is set to begin in the Swiss city...
