KABUL: Afghanistan´s chief executive Abdullah Abdullah said Monday that peace talks with the Taliban could begin in the coming days, though the militants swiftly dismissed the idea. There have been growing hopes in recent weeks of talks between Kabul and … read more
PATURIA: Sixteen people including a baby are confirmed dead and rescuers are still searching for missing passengers after a ferry collided with a cargo ship and sank Sunday in a Bangladesh river, officials said. It was the second deadly boat … read more
Kiev: A bomb has killed at least three people and injured 10 at a patriotic rally in Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, in what police suspect was a terror attack. At least one police officer was killed, the interior ministry says. … read more
RAWALPINDI: Terrorists attacked security forces’ car with hand-grenades in Bannu on Kohat Road near the stadium on Sunday. Retaliating strongly to the attack, security forces killed one terrorist and arrested two. According to Inter-Services Public relations (ISPR), one terrorist was … read more
KABUL: President Barack Obama’s new Pentagon chief said Saturday the United States was seriously considering slowing the pace of a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan after talks with Afghan leaders in Kabul. US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s comments offered the clearest … read more