Female former Afghan lawmaker found shot dead at Kabul home

A former Afghan female legislator and one of her bodyguards have been killed at her home in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, police have said.

NATO promises more heavy weapons for Ukraine

The bloc’s military leaders will meet in the coming days to drum up additional arms for Kiev

Martin Luther King’s dream still not achieved: Biden

Biden spoke at the very church that King, who would have been 94 this Sunday, called home.

Mexican cartels: The hidden hand behind Colombia’s drug trade

Forty years of America's "war on drugs" later, Colombia remains the world's biggest cocaine producer, and the United States its biggest consumer.

Nepal mourns victims of deadliest plane crash in decades

Soldiers used ropes and stretchers to retrieve bodies from the 300-metre (1,000-foot) deep ravine late into the night, with recovery efforts set to resume on Monday.

Detained US citizen in Iran goes on hunger strike to seek release

"All I want, sir, is one minute of your days' time for the next seven days devoted to thinking about the tribulations of the US hostages in Iran," Siamak Namazi wrote in an open letter to Biden.

Indian doctor in UK found guilty in 115 sexual offences cases

Indian doctor in the UK has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on guilty of 115 sexual offences. UK court awarded him two life...

Sania Mirza pens heartfelt note on retirement from Tennis

Sania added that winning medals for the country was the most humbling experience for her. She had “dared to dream” of representing her country in a Grand Slam someday.

It’s hard for any democrat to dissolve an assembly: Punjab governor

Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman has said that the assembly is a representative institution of the masses and it is hard for any democrat to dissolve it before the completion of its time.

Trump Organization slapped with $1.6M fine for criminal tax fraud

Judge agrees to impose maximum penalty on former president's company after it was found guilty of committing 17 crimes

China warns West to stop creating ‘imaginary enemies’

The US and Japan are the real security threat to the Asia-Pacific, Beijing insists

Iran executes accused British spy by hanging: judiciary

Akbari was executed after being sentenced to death for "corruption on earth and harming the country's internal and external security by passing on intelligence", the judicial news agency Mizan Online reported.