Suicide attack at Kabul airport leaves 14 dead, 60 wounded
AFP | A suicide bomber killed at least 14 people and wounded 60 at the entrance to Kabul international airport on Sunday, officials said, as...
Bane of Pakistani politicians: young voters with smartphones
AFP | The crowd of young Pakistanis, many armed with smartphones, surround the politician's car and begin streaming live footage of something extraordinary: angry voters...
One dead as new protests shake south Iraq, reach Baghdad
AFP | A man was killed Friday in a new day of protests in Iraq, a medical source said, as authorities struggle to contain social...
At Trump summit, Putin made ‘concrete’ Ukraine offer: envoy
AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a concrete offer on Ukraine to his US counterpart Donald Trump, the Russian ambassador to Washington said...
Italian coastguards express unease as government closes ports to migrants
AFP | The decision by Italy's new populist government to close the country's ports to migrants saved at sea is causing unease within the heart...
China and UAE sign deals as president visits Abu Dhabi
AFP | China and the United Arab Emirates signed a raft of economic agreements Friday as President Xi Jinping held "extensive talks" in Abu Dhabi...
Moscow suggests cooperation with US on return of Syrian refugees
AFP | Moscow has put forward plans to Washington to cooperate on the safe return of refugees to Syria, the Russian ministry of defense said...
European heatwave brings drought, wildfires
AFP | Wildfires in the Arctic Circle, drought-stricken farmers and a spike in hospital treatment for sunburn: an unusually long heatwave this summer has northern...
“We don’t see free and fair elections taking place in Pakistan,” say PML-N Senator
News Analysis | Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is seemingly convinced that the upcoming general elections are not going to be ‘free and fair’. The senators...
Trump accuses China, EU of currency manipulation
AFP | President Donald Trump on Friday launched a fresh attack on American trading partners, saying the EU and China were manipulating their currencies, and...
Turkey says it has new evidence against Gulen which could help in extradition
News Analysis | Turkish Minister of Justice said that new evidence has been discovered which shows that U.S based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen was directly...
India’s Modi sails through confidence vote with rival’s embrace
AFP | India's ruling party sailed through a confidence vote in a theatrical parliamentary session which saw a startled Prime Minister Narendra Modi embraced by...