London, August 30 (The Conversation): The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban has undoubtedly put women's lives in danger and threatened their human rights in new ways. But if we want to help, we need to
Dubai, August 30 (AP): Qatar played an outsized role in US efforts to evacuate tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan.
Now the tiny Gulf Arab state is being asked to help shape what is next for Afghani
Sanaa, August 30 (IANS): At least 12 Houthi rebels were killed when Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit two pick-up vehicles in Rahabah district in Yemen's central province of Marib, a Ymilitary source at th
Washington, August 30 (IANS): US President Joe Biden attended a solemn ceremony at a base in his home state of Delaware where the remains of 13 troops killed in the August 26 Kabul bombings returned to American
Kabul, August 30 (IANS): Abdul Baqi Haqqani, who has been appointed by the Taliban as the acting Minister for Afghanistan's Ministry of Higher Education, said classrooms for female students will be separate
Kabul, August 29 (AP): A US airstrike Sunday targeted a vehicle carrying multiple suicide bombers from Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate before they could target the ongoing American military evacuation
Singapore, August 29 (PTI): Foreigners in Singapore must accept the ethos and norms of society here, and Singaporeans similarly must be open to living with and accepting others who are not exactly like them, Pr
London, August 29 (PTI): The last remaining UK troops began landing back from Kabul in Britain on Sunday, ending the country's 20-year military campaign in Afghanistan where the Taliban have seized power.
Kabul, August 29 (AP): A Taliban fighter shot dead an Afghan folk singer in a restive mountain province under unclear circumstances, his family said Sunday. The killing reignited concerns among activists t
Washington, August 28 (AP): It's called the loneliest job in the world for a reason.
Surrounded by everything a superpower can offer and watched by all, President Joe Biden wore the weight of a lonely ma
Kabul, August 28 (AP): The Taliban deployed extra forces around Kabul's airport Saturday to prevent large crowds from gathering after a devastating suicide attack two days earlier, as the massive U.S.-led a
London, August 28 (PTI): Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will attend the UK-hosted United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled for November in Glasgow, Scotland, it was confirmed by the organisers on Sa
Beijing, August 28 (PTI): China and the US discussed the rapidly evolving situation in Afghanistan during their first round of military-level talks after President Joe Biden came to power in January this year,
Washington, August 28 (IANS): The global coronavirus caseload has topped 215 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.48 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.12 billion, according to the J
Cairo, August 28 (IANS): An Egyptian archaeological mission has unearthed remains of a residential and commercial town dating back to the Greco-Roman era in the coastal city of Alexandria.
During the excavat
Washington, August 28 (IANS): After 53 years in prison, Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, has been recommended for parole, according to the media.
Beijing, August 28 (AP): China's defence ministry protested Saturday the passage of a US Navy warship and Coast Guard cutter through the waters between China and Taiwan, a self-governing island claimed by C
Washington, August 28 (PTI): The US military has said that it carried out a drone strike in Afghanistan, killing an Islamic State "planner", a day after President Joe Biden promised to retaliate for t
Los Angeles, August 28 (IANS): The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) said a total of 42,100 residents have been evacuated due to the raging wildfires across state, with 7,000 more
Washington/New Delhi, August 27 (IANS): The Talibans new self-proclaimed chief of security in Kabul, Khalil Haqqani of the Haqqani Network with close ties to Pakistans ISI, was designated as a terrorist by the