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Iran, Saudi Arabia discuss threat posed by IS militants

NEW YORK: The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia held a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York and...

NATO oil tankers set ablaze in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan: At least five NATO fuel tankers were set ablaze by the Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s eastern Wardak province on Monday. The incident took...

2 Afghan soldiers killed, 13 missing after Taliban attack in Herat

KABUL, Afghanistan: At least two Afghan national army soldiers were killed and 13 others went missing following an attack by the Taliban militants in the...

Khaleda Zia goes on trial on embezzlement charges

DHAKA, Bangladesh: The Bangladeshi opposition leader Khaleda Zia has gone on trial over charges of embezzlement that could see her jailed for life. “After so...

Two killed, many injured after blasts occur in China’s Xinjiang

BEIJING, China: At least two persons were killed while many others sustained injuries when a series of blasts rocked China’s far western province of...

Afghan presidential candidates agree on unity government

KABUL, Afghanistan: An agreement has been reached between the Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani on the formation of national unity government,...

Voting underway in New Zealand general election

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: The voting is underway in the New Zealand general election on Saturday while it is expected that incumbent Prime Minister John...

IED blast kills eight in northern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan: An improvised explosive device (IED) planted along a roadside went off in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least eight persons including...

17 killed in series of car bombings in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq: At least 17 persons were killed while 41 others sustained injuries in a series of car bombings which targeted a Shiite mosque...

Bangladesh parliament empowers itself to impeach apex court judges

DHAKA, Bangladesh: The Bangladesh Parliament on late Wednesday passed a constitutional amendment, empowering itself to impeach judges of the Supreme Court for misconduct and...

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