Blast at Afghan President's rally kills 24: Report

Kabul (IANS) An explosion at Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's campaign rally in Charikar city on Tuesday killed 24 people, media reports said.

According to TOLO News, over 30 people were also injured in the incident in Parwan province.

Data shows Iran involved in Saudi drone attacks: US

Washington (IANS) The US has issued satellite images and cited intelligence to back its claim that Iran was behind the drone attacks on two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, the media reported on Monday.

A US official said that there were 19…

HK protesters urge UK to back democratic calls

Hong Kong (IANS) Hundreds of protesters took their anti-Beijing message to the UK's Consulate-General in Hong Kong on Sunday as they called on Britain to take actions against China for allegedly failing to keep its so-called "one country,…

Saudi Arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes

Riyadh (IANS) Drone attacks set alight two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the state media reported.

The Saudi Press Agency said that the drones caused the fire at the refinery in the…

Biden says US must get Pak to provide its bases for Af operations

New York (IANS) Democratic Party front-runner for presidential nomination Joe Biden has said that the US should insist that Pakistan provide it with bases to conduct operations against terrorists in Afghanistan and unilaterally pull out troops from…

Indian diplomat briefs UN's Bachelet on Kashmir

Geneva/New Delhi (IANS) After firmly putting forth India's stance on Kashmir, negating Pakistan's shrill allegations of human rights violations, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs Vijay Thakur Singh met UN High Commissioner…

4 security personnel killed in Kabul suicide blast

Kabul (IANS) At least four security personnel were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a military base here on Thursday, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

"Four security forces were killed…

N. Korea tests super-large multiple rocket launcher

Seoul (IANS) North Korea said Wednesday it has test-fired a super-large multiple rocket launcher similar to the one tried out by the regime in August.

In a statement, the state news agency KCNA described the rocket launcher as "super large"…

UK changes rules, foreign students can stay on longer

London (IANS) The British government on Wednesday announced that foreign students will be able to stay on for two years after completing the degree, reversing the 2012 rule limiting the period.

Under the 2012 rules brought in by then Home Secretary…

Pak Foreign Minister admits J&K is 'Indian state'

Geneva (IANS) Perhaps revealing his inner conscience, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday admitted that Jammu and Kashmir is an "Indian state".

"India has given an impression to the world that life has returned…