Pak, China want ‘orderly’ foreign troop pullout from Afghanistan
AFP, Islamabad :Pakistan, China and Afghanistan on Saturday called for withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan in an orderly manner, as the US and Taliban...
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Afghan govt says real peace will come when Taliban stop violence
AFP, Kabul :President Ashraf Ghani’s office on Sunday (Sept 8) said real peace in Afghanistan was only possible when the Taliban stopped their violence and...
Kamala Harris criticised for laughing at remark on Trump, apologises
AP, San Francisco :California Senator Kamala Harris has apologised following criticism that the Democrat presidential candidate laughed at an offensive remark about President Donald Trump.“When...
Russians go to polls after summer of protests
AFP, Moscow :Russians vote Sunday in local elections after weeks of opposition protests that led to the biggest police crackdown on dissent in nearly a...
Iran fires up advanced centrifuges in latest nuclear step
AFP, Tehran :Iran said Saturday it has fired up advanced centrifuges to boost its enriched uranium stockpiles, in the latest scaling back of commitments under...
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North Korea names artillery commander as new military chiefAFP, SeoulPyongyang has named an army general with expertise in artillery as its new military commander, North...
India’s attempt to land on Moon’s south pole fails
AFP :India lost contact with its unmanned spacecraft just before it was due to land on the Moon on Saturday, in a blow to the...
Mexico says migration crackdown working ahead of key talks with US
AFP, Mexico City :Mexico said Friday it has slashed undocumented migration to the United States by 56 percent since May, aiming to dodge the threat...
Russian robot ‘Fedor’ leaves ISS
AFP, Moscow :A lifesize Russian robot known as ‘Fedor’ successfully departed the International Space Station Friday, two weeks after an aborted docking attempt delayed its...
Spain struggles to accommodate thousands of young migrants
AFP, Barcelona :Spain is struggling to accommodate thousands of young migrants who over the years have arrived alone on rickety boats or hidden in trucks,...
Iran defends plan for further steps away from nuclear deal
AP, Jakarta :Iran’s Foreign Minister has defended his country’s plan to take further steps away from a 2015 nuclear deal if Europe fails to provide...
London court rejects bid to stop PM Johnson’s suspension of parliament
Reuters, London :London’s High Court on Friday rejected a legal challenge against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament before Brexit, but said it...