Kabul [Afghanistan]: An explosion in front of Jawadia Mosque in Dehr Abad area in Herat city has killed around 20 people. Security sources say the bombing was carried out by two attackers and one of them opened fire inside the mosque, reports TOLO news. Head of Herat hospital Mohammad Rafiq Sh

Beijing: China on Wednesday said it had informed India in advance about its road building activity in Doklam on the border and reiterated its demanded that New Delhi must withdraw its troops immediately from the area. In a document, Beijing has dismissed India’s claims that China was attempting t

Baghdad: Violence, terrorist acts and armed conflicts across Iraq killed a total of 239 civilians and left wounded 273 others in July, a UN mission said on Tuesday. “Figures of casualties do not include security members, as the Iraqi military declined to give information about casualties among th

Brentwood: Several officers from Police department across the region cheered as Trump made a remark which was criticized by many others. During a speech to police officers in Brentwood, Long Island, on Friday, US President Donald Trump advocated police brutality in dealing with the suspects. Mean

Konstanz: Identified as an Iraqi national, a man armed with M16 automatic US made rifle opened fire in a packed nightclub in southern Germany on Sunday. He killed a bouncer and injured 4 people before getting shot by the police. The 34-year-old attacker “was critically injured in a shootout with

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Iraqi embassy in Kabul Monday and militants breached the compound, Afghan officials said, in an unfolding attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Three of the attackers were still loose in the compound, but all embassy staff had been swiftly evacuat

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority signed the deal for operations at the Hambantota port with Chinese authorities on Saturday. Sri Lanka agreed to sell 70 percent of the stakes in the port to China Merchants Ports Holdings. The Chinese state-run firm will now gain control over the port operations o

Following the ouster of Nawaz Sharif from the post of Pakistan Prime Minister, the process of elect the interim Prime Minister began on Sunday as the office of the National Assembly issued nomination papers for the election of a new leader of the House. The election of the interim Prime Minister wil

Tehran, Iran: A defiant Iran vowed on Saturday to press ahead with its missile programme and condemned new US sanctions, as tensions rise after the West hardened its tone against the Islamic republic. In the latest incident, Tehran and Washington accused each other’s naval forces of provocative m

Washington: A bipartisan group of American senators have sought enhanced cooperation with India in Afghanistan, including increasing New Delhi’s role in helping the Afghan security forces, a move that could annoy Pakistan. The lawmakers have introduced a legislative amendment to the National Defence

Islamabad: The much-awaited decision of the next Prime Minister of Pakistan after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from holding the public office and was directed to step down as Pakistan’s PM by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Former Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will soon be appointed as an

WASHINGTON: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said Pyongyang’s latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile confirmed all the US mainland was within striking range, state media reported Saturday. Kim said Friday’s test demonstrated the North’s ability to launch “at any place and time,” the

Islamabad: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after a probe team found his wealth far above his earnings in the Panama Papers case. The Supreme Court’s verdict means Nawaz Sharif will cease to be the Prime Minister of Pakistan. He will also have to cea

A commuter train slammed into the end of the platform during the morning rush hour at a busy station in Barcelona on Friday, leaving 54 people injured, emergency services said. One person was seriously injured, 19 were injured “less seriously” including the driver, and 34 were lightly injured in

Jerusalem: Israeli police said they would bar men under 50 from Friday Muslim prayers at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site after clashes erupted as Palestinians ended a boycott of the compound the previous day. “Security assessments were made and there are indications that disturbances and demons

Jerusalem: Clashes erupted between Israeli police and Palestinians at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site Thursday as thousands of Muslim worshippers entered to end a boycott of the compound over new Israeli security measures. An AFP correspondent witnessed the clashes erupt shortly after the worsh

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has blamed India for harming the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and undermining the spirit of the regional forum. Sharif currently on a three-day official visit to the Maldives, was referring to the postponement of the 19th

Beijing [China], July 26 (ANI): China on Wednesday categorically stated that the withdrawal of the Indian troops from the Doklam border would be a “precondition” for any “meaningful” talks to take place between New Delhi and Beijing. Rerating Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi remarks holding Ind