What Pakistan Army Reshuffle Means

The timing of these transfers, while being projected as routine, is significant in both strategic and political terms, asserts Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and......

China, Russia and Pak envoys meet Taliban officials on govt formation

Special envoys of China, Russia and Pakistan have met the top officials of the Taliban's interim government as well as Afghan leaders Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul and discussed the......

Taliban stare at crisis as rift among factions emerges

Even though the Taliban managed to capture Afghanistan and form a government, an internal rift between the faction has started emerging, according to media reports. IMAGE: Talibanis patrol near......

Hassan Rouhani sworn in as Iran's president

Hassan Rouhani, a moderate cleric who was a surprise winner in the recent elections, took oath on Sunday as Iran's seventh president at a ceremony attended by a galaxy of world leaders, including......

World Cup PIX: Sri Lanka edge out Afghanistan in low-scoring thriller

IMAGE: Sri Lanka celebrate their victory. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images   Sri Lanka survived a woeful batting collapse to beat Afghanistan by 34 runs in a rain-shortened World......

WT20: Rashid quits as Afghanistan captain after squad announced

IMAGE: Rashid Khan said the selection committee and Afghanistan Cricket Board did not obtain his consent for the Twenty20 World Cup team which has been announced. Photograph: Alex......

World Cup Diary: Meet Afghanistan's very 'own' cricket star!

Hamid Hassan of Afghanistan signs autographs during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between Afghanistan and Scotland at University Oval. Photograph: Martin Hunter/Getty Images Afghanistan's......

PHOTOS: Sri Lanka scrape past Afghanistan after Mahela ton

Images from the World Cup Pool A match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in Dunedin on Sunday Thisara Perera of Sri Lanka bats during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between Sri Lanka and......

Rewind: BEST PHOTOS from the first ten days at the World Cup

The 2015 ICC World Cup has thrown up a lot of exciting moments since it began last week on February 14. Rediff.com gives you a quick flashback of all the action-packed, intense moments that had us......