Taliban kill 15 cops in Afghanistan
AFP, Kandahar :Taliban insurgents dressed in police uniforms killed up to 15 policemen after raiding a security checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, in...
International
China landslide leaves around 40 missing
AFP, Beijing :Around 40 people were missing in China Wednesday after a landslide buried the living quarters of a mining company under one million cubic...
Libya chaos deepens as PM resigns over peace talks
AFP, Tripoli :The future of Libya’s internationally recognised government was uncertain Wednesday after Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani said he would resign, as fraught peace talks...
Armed militia group`s return to Ferguson raises concern
AP, Ferguson :The return of an armed militia group patrolling the streets of Ferguson drew criticism Tuesday from both protesters and the county police chief...
Pakistan foils Independence Day bomb plot
AFP, Islamabad :Pakistani security forces said today they had foiled a plot to bomb Independence Day celebrations in Karachi after arresting a Taliban gang in...
North Korean vice-premier `executed`
BBC Online :South Korea’s government says it is monitoring reports that North Korea’s vice-premier Choe Yong-gon was killed in May on the orders of Kim...
UN concerned over `deliberate starvation of civilians` in Yemen
Dawn.com, United Nations :A United Nations expert has expressed concern over “deliberate starvation of civilians” in Yemen amid a decisive turn in the fighting between...
NATO, Russia war games fuel risk of war
AP, Brussels :The increase in the scale and number of military exercises being undertaken by NATO and Russia is making armed conflict in Europe more...
Hillary to handover email server to Justice Department
AFP, Washington :Thumb drives containing copies of emails Hillary Clinton sent and received while serving as US secretary of state are now in the possession...
Bush, Hillary trade blame over Iraq war
AFP, Washington :A decade of anger over the Iraq war resurfaced in the 2016 US election race on Tuesday, with Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton’s...
Greece, lenders clinch bailout deal after marathon talks
Reuters, Athens :Greece and its international lenders reached an 85 billion-euro bailout agreement on Tuesday after talking through the night, officials said, saving the country...
Russia, Saudis still differ on Assad
Reuters, Moscow :Moscow and Riyadh continue disagreeing on the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the two countries’ foreign ministers said on Tuesday commenting on...