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Shift From Its Past, China Encourages Couples To Have More Children

In order to prevent a steep decline in birth rates in the country, China on Friday formally endorsed the three-child policy encouraging couples to hav...

An Eyewitness: Twelve People Died In Kabul Airport Due To Stampedes Not Gunshots

Faruk Mubariz (28), a doctor was among 3,000 people waiting for a US Air Force plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in the wee hours on Aug...

Kuwait lifts ban on travellers from India, five other countries,after having previously restricted flights over COVID-19 concerns

Kuwait: The Kuwait government on Wednesday announced the resumption of commercial flights coming from India and five other countries, after having pre...

Two Killed, 25 Injured In Explosion During Muharram Procession in Pakistan

Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday witnessed a powerful explosion during a Muharram procession killing at least two, including a seven-year-old gi...

Biden Instructs American Troops To Stay In Afghanistan Until Evacuation Is Complete

US President Joe Biden will keep the US troops in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated. He may even maintain a military presence there beyond...

Taliban destroy statue of foe, stoking fear over their rule

Kabul: The Taliban have blown up the statue of a Shiite militia leader who fought against them during Afghanistan’s civil war in the 1990s, according ...

UAE says hosting Afghan President on 'humanitarian grounds'

The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that it is hosting former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on humanitarian grounds, after he fled his country ...

Deposed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani supports talks between Taliban and Hamid Karzai

Taliban met with former president Hamid Karzai and senior official Abdullah Abdullah yesterday as they seek to form a government in Afghanistan. Talib...

Joe Biden, Angela Merkel discuss need for 'close coordination' on Afghanistan in phone call

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and discussed the need for close coordination on the provi...

Taliban guaranteeing safe passage to Kabul airport for our citizens: US

Washington [US], August 19 : Pentagon on Wednesday said that the Taliban are not interfering with evacuation operations by US troops and said the terr...

Hacker who returned half of stolen $600 million gets job offer from victim firm .

The hacker who stole $610 million from PolyNetwork and has returned half of the cryptocurrency has now been offered a job as Chief Security Officer by...

U.S: T-Mobile says data on 40 million people stolen by hackers

T-Mobile US Inc said on Wednesday an investigation into a data breach revealed that personal data, including social security numbers and driver's lice...

To block Taliban access to funds,Biden administration freezes USD 9.5 bn of Afghan reserves

Washington [US], August 18: The Biden administration on Tuesday froze about USD 9.5 billion of Afghan reserves to keep cash away from the Taliban afte...

Will honour rights of women: Taliban

Kabul: A Taliban spokesman has pledged to honor women’s rights, but within the norms of Islamic law. Zabihullah Mujahid made the comment Tuesday at hi...

Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar returns to Afghanistan from Qatar

In Afghanistan, Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has returned to the country from Qatar.His return comes amid reports that he is likely t...

UNHRC to hold Special Session next week on Afghanistan's situation

United Nations Human Rights Council is to hold a Special Session next week on the situation in Afghanistan to address serious human rights concerns af...

Uganda to take in 2,000 refugees who fled Afghanistan

Uganda is to take in 2,000 refugees who have fled Afghanistan after Talibans took power on Sunday. The first group of 500 Afghans are expected to...

Haiti earthquake hits 1.2 million people: UNICEF

UNICEF has said that the Haiti earthquake has affected 1.2 million people. In a statement, the United Nations Children’s Fund yesterday said, aro...

New Zealand announces lockdown for a week in Auckland

New Zealand has announced a snap lockdown after a man tested positive for Covid, the first case in six months. The case was detected in Auckland,...

Israeli firefighters battling massive wildfire west of Jerusalem

Israeli firefighters are battling a massive wildfire west of Jerusalem that has burned 2,000 hectares of forest over the past three days. The bla...

Germany stops development aid for Afghanistan for now

Germany has stopped development aid for Afghanistan for now, the minister responsible said on Tuesday, after the Taliban swept back into power.State c...

BREAKING : Amrullah Saleh declares himself as Afghan president

Amrullah Saleh declares himself as Afghan 'care taker' president. Taking to Twitter, the vice-president has declared himself as 'care taker' president...

US state secretary talks to India's external affairs minister about situation in Afghanistan

Washington: US Secretary of State Tony Blinken spoke with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on Monday about the recent developments in Afghanistan.T...

Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419

Les Cayes: A hospital in southwestern Haiti, where a powerful earthquake flattened homes, shops and other buildings over the weekend, was so overwhelm...

China hopes Taliban will establish 'open, inclusive' Islamic govt as committed

Beijing: China on Monday expressed hope that the Taliban will stand by its commitment of establishing an “open and inclusive” Islamic government in Af...

United States eases travel advisory for India to second-lowest level

The United States has eased its travel advisory for India, lowering it to its second-lowest level in the wake of significant improvement in the COVID ...

Kabul International Airport reopens for evacuation process: US

The United States said that Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan has resumed operations.At a press conference by Pentagon this mo...

US President Joe Biden says, he stands squarely behind his decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden has said that he stands squarely behind his decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan and that the government’s collapse ...

UNSC calls for an immediate end to violence and establishment of new government in Afghanistan

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called for an immediate cessation of all hostilities and the establishment of a new government in Afgha...