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‘Russia offered US use of Central Asia bases for Afghan intel’
Putin proposed Biden to use Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan bases for information gathering, reports Kommersant newspaper
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Australia abandons Afghans who assisted military
Spokesperson says govt has no evacuation plans of its own; critics term decision 'disgraceful'
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Scientists stunned by rare Arctic lightning storms north of Alaska
Scientists say unusual phenomenon will become less rare with global warming
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UK health minister Sajid Javid tests positive for Covid-19
Waiting for my PCR result, but thankfully I have had my jabs and symptoms are mild, tweets Javid
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India receives first 2 multi-role helicopters from US Navy
MH-60R helicopters manufactured by Lockheed Martin to enhance Indian Navy’s capabilities, says ministry
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UK says it will expand its winter flu shot programme
The government says it will offer shots to 35 million people including older schoolchildren and all those aged over 50
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Olympics: First COVID case in athletes' village piles pressure on IOC
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto also acknowledged the public's concerns
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Biden to host Iraq's prime minister at White House on July 26
The visit will highlight strategic partnership between the two countries and advance bilateral cooperation
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Sprawling Oregon wildfire, largest of dozens in US, continues to grow
Flames have destroyed at least 21 homes and 54 other structures, authorities said
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France opens doors to vaccinated travellers, restricts others
France will reinforce restrictions on unvaccinated travellers from a series of countries
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Delta Covid variant now dominant strain worldwide: US officials
The significantly more contagious variant of Covid-19, has been detected around 100 countries globally
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China Zhifei's COVID shot largely retains effect against Delta variant-lab study
China Zhifei's COVID shot largely retains effect against Delta variant-lab study
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Sydney tightens lockdown as Australia's COVID-19 cases rise
More than 1,000 people in the city and surrounding districts have since tested positive
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Kabul, Taliban negotiators meet in Qatar as Afghan fighting rages
The other side must have a true and sincere will to end the problems, says Taliban
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Death toll rises to 170 in Germany and Belgium floods
Rescue workers search flood-ravaged parts of Germany and Belgium for survivors
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Cost of a divided world
Trumps short-term pressure tactics had long-term consequences
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Shops can stay open during ‘prayer times’ in Saudi Arabia
Decision taken by the Council of Saudi Chambers to contain the spread of coronavirus
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WATCH: Russian 'miracle' as passengers survive hard plane landing
All 18 people on board a Russian Antonov An-28 passenger plane vanished from radars found alive on Friday
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Afghan leaders leave for Doha seeking to revive stalled peace talks
We hope that Taliban side will see this as an opportunity, says Abdullah at Kabul's airport before departing
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Afghan forces fight Taliban to retake Spin Boldak-Chaman border crossing
Key border crossing has long been an economic lifeline for much of southern Afghanistan
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Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan for better regional connectivity: Fawad
We will be linked to Central Asia when there is peace in Afghanistan, the information minister says
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Electioneering picks up in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Festive look in capital Muzaffarabad, as over 3.2m voters are preparing to elect 53 member assembly on July 25
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WhatsApp blocks 2 million Indian users over messaging violations
Facebook-owned firm says its ‘top focus’ remains on preventing spread of harmful and unwanted messages
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Further flooding feared in western Europe with death toll over 100
Entire communities lay in ruins after swollen rivers swept through towns and villages
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Reuters journalist killed covering clash between Afghan forces, Taliban
Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui was killed on Friday
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Covid-19 crisis could return quickly, England's chief medical officer says
Country is not yet out of the woods
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S.Korea weighs tighter restrictions as COVID-19 cases surge
Authorities report 1,536 new coronavirus cases
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Pakistan rejects Afghan VP's allegations of PAF 'providing support' to Taliban
Such statements undermine Pakistan’s sincere efforts to play its part in Afghan-owned solution, says MoFA
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New quad launched for Afghan stability
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, US join hands to foster regional trade and business ties
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‘Extremely unfair’ to blame Pakistan for Afghan unrest
Imran tells Ghani Islamabad would be last county to try to destabilise its eastern neighbour
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China asks Pakistan to conduct thorough probe into Dasu incident
China to send out joint working group to Pakistan to help with relevant work, says Chinese foreign ministry spokesman
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Lockdown deaths of animals in Bangladesh pet shops spark outcry
About 400 birds and dozens of dogs, cats, rabbits, rats and guinea pigs have died since the market shut on July 1
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China must cooperate better with Covid origin probe: WHO
UN health agency has been facing intensifying pressure for a new, more in-depth investigation of Covid-19's origins
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WHO warns of 'dangerous' variants as Covid cases rise globally
'The virus has reappeared in places long believed to have dodged the worst of the pandemic'
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Provincial Afghan govt, Taliban agree on ceasefire in Western Badghis
Taliban spokesman denies they agreed to ceasefire but says they left main city of Badghis to avoid civilian casualties
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J&J recalls sunscreens after carcinogen found in some sprays
Johnson & Johnson detected a cancer-causing chemical in some samples
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Covid vaccine certificate not mandatory for Pakistani travellers: UAE
Clarification comes amid reports that Gulf country made it compulsory to carry attested vaccine certificate
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At least 44 dead in floods in western Europe, dozens missing
Hundreds of soldiers were helping police with the rescue efforts in Germany
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PM Imran expresses solidarity with Turkey, marking 2016 defeated coup
The people of Pakistan join the people of Turkey in honouring the martyrs and supporting their families, says premier
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Afghan Taliban offer three-month ceasefire in return for prisoner release
Insurgents have also demanded removal of the their leaders from UN blacklist, says official
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Top Indian court questions need for sedition law, calls it colonial
Supreme Court observes statute was originally designed to suppress freedom struggle during British imperialism
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EU court says hijab can be banned at work under certain conditions
Cases were brought by women in Germany who were suspended from jobs for wearing hijab.
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Delta variant and the fourth wave: Should we be worried?
Over 40 cases of the variant reported in Karachi; 16 cases reported in Balochistan
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Afghan govt claims recapture of border crossing opposite Chaman
Taliban dismisses Afghan government's claim saying they still hold the town
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Afghan neighbours wary of new refugee crisis as violence surges
Decades of war have driven Afghans out of their country, most into Pakistan to the east and Iran to the west
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Pakistan, Uzbekistan set up strategic partnership
PM Imran seeks access to access to Central Asian states in talks with Uzbek president
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US to start evacuating some under-threat Afghan visa applicants
President Joe Biden has set a formal end to the US military mission in Afghanistan for August 31
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US drug overdose deaths rise to record 93,000 during pandemic
Deaths from drug overdoses leapt nearly 30% in 2020 - the highest ever recorded
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US calls for 'renewed, meaningful' engagement amid surge in Afghan violence
Afghans deserve to live in dignity and at peace, says Chargé d'Affaires to Afghanistan Ross Wilson
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Afghanistan troop pullout a 'mistake': George W Bush
Says I am afraid Afghan women and girls are going to suffer unspeakable harm
















































