Hardliners, no women: Full list of new Taliban Cabinet

After the fall of the Republic of Afghanistan, the Taliban on Tuesday formed the interim "Islamic Emirate", appointing hardliners in its new government who oversaw the 20-year fight against the......

Pak puts more curbs on Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar, Dawood Ibrahim

Seeking to wriggle out of the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) grey list, Pakistan has imposed tough financial sanctions on 88 banned terror groups and their leaders, including Hafiz Saeed,......

How the British stole the Kohinoor from a child

'I can tell you the case that hurts me the most is the one in which the little boy is forced to sign the Kohinoor over.''You take a mother away from a child, you surround him with grown ups......

The chief minister who lives on 10,000 per month!

'The present government's greatest weakness is its intolerance. Tolerance is the key tenet of democracy. How can any government stop someone from speaking one's mind?' He is perhaps India's only......

India may use Dubai or Turkey for payments to Iran

After Germany's refusal to route its payments to Iran, India is exploring using Dubai or Turkey based banks as conduit for paying for crude oil it imports from the Gulf nation."We are exploring if......

India looks at other banks for oil payment to Iran

Jolted by Germany's refusal to route its payments to Iran, India is exploring using Dubai or Turkey based banks as conduit for paying for crude oil it imports from the Persian Gulf nation."We are......

Dubai investment vehicle announces debt deal

Dubai International Capital has reached a deal with its main bankers to delay repaying debts of $2.6 billion (9.55 billion dirhams) for three months, the company has said. Dubai's premier......