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Taliban kidnap dozens from buses in Afghanistan's north, official says
Taliban insurgents kidnapped dozens of passengers after stopping three buses in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province
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Afghan president offers Taliban new provisional ceasefire
Ghani did not mention any cease in fighting with the Islamic State group, which continues to expand
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Mahathir says China will sympathise with Malaysia's problems
The Malaysian PM seeks to renegotiate, or potentially cancel, more than $20 billion in Chinese-funded projects
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Bodies found as floods recede in India's Kerala
At least 30 bodies were also found taking the death toll above 200 since the torrential rain started falling
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Canada's Trudeau to run again in 2019
Trudeau sets stage ahead of legislative elections to take place on October 21, 2019
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Shots fired at US embassy in Turkish capital
Presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin has blasted the attack at the US embassy as an attempt to create chaos
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Business economists say Trump tariffs will harm US: survey
Republican party Law-makers express outrage to multi-front trade conflicts incurring long-term damage to the economy
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Myanmar blogger battles bias with beauty campaign
Win Lae Phyu Sin posts online tutorials on make-up and building confidence for Muslims girls
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Putin calls on Europe to rebuild Syria so that refugees can return
Economic cooperation, particularly over energy, was also billed as a central theme in the discussions
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US forces to stay in Iraq as long as needed
NATO defence ministers agrees to a bigger “train-and-advise” mission in Iraq after a US call for the alliance
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China nabs 26 suspected tomb robbers, recovers valuable relics
China has arrested 26 suspects and retrieved almost 650 cultural relics stolen from an ancient burial site
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Pakistan felicitates Afghanistan on its 99th Independence Day
FC personnel at Torkham present gifts, sweets to Afghan officials across the border
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Bitter pills: Erdogan's possible remedies for Turkey crisis
The Turkish president has already shot down the idea of lowering interest rate
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Over 2 million pilgrims begin Hajj today
Most of the pilgrims began moving on Sunday from Makkah to the nearby Mina valley
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Rouhani to appear before Iranian parliament soon
It would be the first time parliament has summoned the Iranian president, but sources say no date has been agreed on
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Venezuela on edge as Maduro unveils raft of economic reforms
The embattled Maduro, a former bus driver and union leader, said the country needed to show "fiscal discipline"
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UK parliament attack suspect charged with attempted murder
Salih Khater will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Monday
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Magnitude 8.2 quake strikes in the Pacific
However, US Tsunami Warning Center says the quake was too deep to cause a tsunami
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Israel closes people crossing with Gaza: official
Border protests and clashes on Friday left two Palestinians dead by Israeli gunfire
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'Everything is business': Rohingya crisis presents economic opportunity
Most refugees are either jobless or stuck at the bottom of the labour ladder
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White House counsel interviewed for 30 hours in Russia probe
McGahn shares information on Trump’s comments and actions during the firing of the FBI director
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Brazilian border town residents drive out Venezuelan immigrants
Local restaurant owner stabbing and beating sparks the outburst of anger
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US missionary thrust to the center of Turkey-US crisis
Andrew Brunson was detained in October 2016 and later charged with involvement in a coup attempt
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Tough talks, no agreements at Merkel, Putin meeting near Berlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocks Indonesia's Lombok island: USGS
Two weeks ago Lombok Island was rocked by a 6.9-magnitude scale earthquake which killed more than 460 people
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Game changer or not? A year of Trump's Afghan plan
Taliban and the IS have unleashed a series of deadly operations where civilians have borne the brunt of the bloodshed
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Tributes laud Annan as man of peace and champion of rights
In many ways, Kofi Annan was the United Nations, says UN Secretary General
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Islamabad rubbishes claims of helping Taliban in Ghazni attack
Kabul hasn't officially shared any information or evidence with us so far, says FO spokesperson
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Pakistan condemns unprovoked ceasefire violations by India
A 65-year-old man was martyred and a six years old boy injured in the cross-border firing
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Erdogan vows Turkey will not be cowed by US
We know your shenanigans and we will defy you says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Sidhu under fire in India for hugging Pakistan’s army chief
BJP chief in Indian Punjab asks Sidhu to apologise over ‘unacceptable act’
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'Allahu akbar' prayers for Muslim victims of Genoa tragedy
Imam has led several minutes of silent prayers with chants of Allahu akbar in presence of President Sergio
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Two Koreas march together as Asian Games burst into life
It is the second such symbolic gesture this year by the two Koreas, walking together at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
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Tehran museum lionises war in which Iran took on 'world'
The message of the museum is perseverance, resistance and the protection of our honour says deputy director Hajbabian
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China rejects 'irresponsible' Pentagon report on bombers
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang urges the US side to abandon the cold war and zero-sum mentality
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Qatar accuses Saudis of barring Hajj pilgrims
Saudi Arabia says the Qatari government is using the issue for political ends and it rejects the allegation
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Former UN chief and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kofi Annan has died: foundation
First black African UN diplomat and special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan departs
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North Korea urges Trump to be 'bold' on denuclearisation
Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong Un held a groundbreaking summit in Singapore in June
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Venezuela court seeks extradition of Maduro opponents
Top court authorises government to extradite exiled Maduro's opponents
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Three dead, 18 wounded in Poland bus crash
The bus had been travelling from the Ukrainian city of Lviv to Vienna
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In pictures: Muslims prepare for Eidul Azha
Livestock markets and animal vendors abound in the days leading up to the sacrificial holiday.
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Idlib province: last Syrian militant stronghold
The strategically important province shares a border with Turkey
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Turkey ready to respond if US imposes more sanctions
Qatar pledges $15 billion direct investment amid crisis
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US-backed forces repel IS attack in east Syria: monitor
Seven militants were killed in the attack, which ended at dawn after clashes near the barracks
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Challenges facing PM Imran Khan
PM Imran vows to improve trade with India, increase the ease of doing business and boost tax collection
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Israeli gunfire kills 2 Gaza border protesters: Palestinians
At least 171 Gazans have been killed by Israeli fire since late March
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Saudi Arabia tests Japan-inspired 'nap pods' for Hajj
The free nap pods are part of new measures Saudi Arabia is rolling out this year
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100 women freed from sex traffickers in Mexico
The women were found in a dawn raid on a brothel in central Mexico City
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Italy buries bridge collapse dead amid outrage
Tuesday's collapse killed at least 38 people in the northern Italian city
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UN chief proposes options to protect Palestinians
The proposals were contained in a report requested by the General Assembly in response to a surge of violence in Gaza

















































