The story of two decades of US intervention in Afghanistan
AFP | The United States intervened in Afghanistan in 2001 to rid Al-Qaeda of its sanctuaries following the 9/11 terror attacks. After Washington announced on Thursday...
Erdogan won’t bow before US: Lambasts US for backing ‘Terrorist Group’
AFP | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Turkey would not allow the US to delay the establishment of a 'safe zone' in northern Syria, in...
US urges S.Korea, Japan to unite as rift escalates
AFP | The United States on Wednesday called on Japan and South Korea to put aside differences and focus on challenges posed by China and...
Taliban must not let Afghanistan become safe haven for terrorists: Pentagon
AFP | The Taliban must ensure that Afghanistan does not become a sanctuary for extremists, top US defense officials said Wednesday, as peace negotiations with...
Palestinian Harvard student sent back after social media search
AFP | A Palestinian teenager admitted to Harvard University said he was detained for hours at Boston's airport and refused entry into the United States...
US State Dept removes ‘Palestine’ as a country from its website
AFP | Palestinian leaders are in an uproar after the US State Department's website removed the territories from its list of countries and areas, following...
US, Taliban move closer to peace deal
AFP | US and Taliban negotiators moved closer Tuesday to a deal, the insurgent group said, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced guarded hope...
Brazil farmers are burning the Amazon ‘to survive’
AFP | On his block of land deep in the Amazon rainforest, Aurelio Andrade says deforestation is the only way he and other farmers can...
Trump Reiterates Mediation offer, Modi Stresses Bilateral Dialogue
News Desk | US President Donald Trump, on Monday, reiterated his offer for mediation between Pakistan and India to resolve the Kashmir dispute, despite Indian...
China’s yuan sinks to weakest in 11 years amid trade tension
AFP | China's currency slid on Monday to its weakest point in more than 11 years as concerns over the US trade war and the...
US think-tank blacklisted by Iran
AFP | Iran has blacklisted US-based think-tank the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and its chief Mark Dubowitz on accusations of being behind "economic...
Modi, You control nothing in Kashmir: Kashmiris stays firm against India
AFP | Stone-throwing protesters in Indian Kashmir killed a driver of what they thought was a military truck, police said Monday, as a crippling security...