Forces fighting in Tripoli must be punished: Libyan PM

Tripoli (IANS) Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamed Dbeibah said the security forces that fought in southern Tripoli a few days ago "must be punished".

"These actions are unacceptable and those who contributed to their eruption must be punished,"…

Aerial firing by Taliban claims as many as 70 lives

New Delhi (IANS) The Taliban fighters on Friday night opened gunshots in the air across the country, which killed over 70 people around Afghanistan, and the numbers may be higher due to the absence of reports from the provinces.

An emergency…

Shringla meets top US officials, discusses Afghan situation

New York (IANS) In the wake of the disastrous pullout of US troops from Afghanistan, India's Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met several senior officials in Washington to discuss the situation in the war-torn nation.

The roster…

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…

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…

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.

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…

'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…

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…

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…