NZ supermarket 'terror attack' leaves perpetrator dead

Auckland (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Friday confirmed that the violent attack that took place at the New Lynn supermarket in Auckland was a "terrorist attack" carried out by a Sri Lankan national who was shot dead by the police.

China is our main partner, we care very much about Silk Road: Taliban

New Delhi (IANS) Zabihullah Mujahid, the official spokesman for the Taliban regime, told an Italian newspaper that China was "our main partner and represents a fundamental and extraordinary opportunity for us as the Chinese government is ready to…

Baradar to lead Afghan govt, Mullah Omar's son in key role

New Delhi (IANS) Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will lead a new Afghan government set to be announced shortly, sources in the Islamist group said on Friday.

The Taliban are battling rebel fighters in the Panjshir Valley and are striving to ward…

Nepal forms team to study boundary dispute with China

Kathmandu (IANS) In a surprise move, the Nepal government has formed a team to probe the boundary dispute with China.

There were reports that China has encroached some lands in Humla district of Nepal which was earlier dismissed by the former…

'UNSC would like to hear from region on Taliban's destabilising takeover'

United Nations (IANS) The Taliban's overthrow of a democratically-elected government in Afghanistan has spillover effects in the region and the Security Council would like to hear from the people in the region, according to Ireland's Permanent…

US, Ukraine sign key defence, security deal

Washington (IANS) The US and Ukraine have signed a Strategic Defence Framework agreement, which is set to define a new stage of bilateral cooperation in the field of defence and security.

The deal inked on Wednesday during the visit of Ukrainian…

China inserts into private lives not seen in decades

Beijing/New Delhi (IANS) Under President Xi Jinping, China's Communist Party has moved to aggressively reassert control over the economy, going after some of the country's largest private enterprises in a drive to dial back what it sees as…

UNSC resolution against terrorism in Afghanistan applies to JeM, LeT: Shringla

United Nations (IANS) The UN Security Council has demanded that the Taliban should not allow terrorists to use its territory for attacks against other countries and this would apply to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), according…

Pakistan seeking world's support for Taliban

New Delhi (IANS) Since the fall of Kabul, Pakistan has been quietly engaging with key international and regional stakeholders with a message that Afghanistan should not be left alone and the incoming government there, likely to be led by the Afghan…

Whole city of New Orleans loses power due to Hurricane Ida

New Orleans (IANS) New Orleans, the biggest city in Louisiana, is now without power after powerful Hurricane Ida made a landfall in the US state, local officials said.

Sunday also marked the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's destructive…