US, Russia hold talks to end war, without Ukraine

Russia and the United States on Tuesday agreed to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties. IMAGE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey......

Taliban order all NGOs to stop employing women

The Taliban have announced they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) employing women in Afghanistan. IMAGE: An Afghan woman walks past a beauty salon in Kabul,......

Russia grants asylum to ousted Syrian president Assad

Following the political crisis in Syria, Russia has granted asylum to Bashar al-Assad and his family, TASS reported citing a Kremlin source. IMAGE: Smoke rises, after Syrian rebels announced that......

Shun 'duplicity' on terrorism, act against Masood Azhar: India to Pak

India asked Pakistan on Friday to take strong action against Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, after reports emerged that he delivered a speech recently at a public gathering in the Pakistani......