Other countries added to the blacklist include Indonesia, Ghana, Tanzania, and Thailand.

The military pressure will make Taliban realise they have no chance whatsoever militarily.

Iran nuclear negotiations have been frozen since a fruitless meeting in Istanbul in January 2011.

When there are talks, it's supposed to be between the Afghan government and the Taliban, envoy adds.

In the money market, overnight rates ended flat at the top level of 11.90 per cent.

Earlier studies have also shown some links between low vitamin D during pregnancy and problems in children.

Foreign investment totalled $1.24 billion in the same period last fiscal year.

The Copper Bullets moved into 43rd spot, their highest position since February 2001.

A bumper 40 million US viewers watched Sunday’s Grammy Awards, drawn in by the death of Whitney Houston.

Fears surface that the US withdrawal mirrors the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan almost 23 years ago.