Kabul:  Afghanistan's president has appointed a council for national reconciliation, which will have final say on whether the government will sign a peace deal with the Taliban after what are...

Washington:  Public health experts expressed concern Friday about President Donald Trump's largely mask-free, socially un-distanced Republican convention event on the White House lawn, saying some of his 1,500 guests may...

Jerusalem:  The Israeli military said it struck militant targets in Gaza early on Sunday in response to continued launches of explosives-laden balloons out of the Hamas-run territory. There were no...

Dubai:  The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree on Saturday formally ending the country's boycott of Israel amid a US-brokered deal to normalise relations between the two...

New Delhi: Life Insurance Corporation of India has introduced its new LIC’s Jeevan Akshay-VII (Plan No.857) which is a Single Premium, Non-linked, Non-participating, Individual Immediate Annuity plan with effect from...

Cairo:  The United Nations on Saturday voiced alarm over what it called “a dramatic turn of events” in Libya's civil war, after a power struggle between leaders of the Tripoli-based...

Kabul:  Roadside bombs struck two vehicles carrying civilians in separate attacks Friday in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 14 people, including three children, and wounding three others, officials said. The...

Bamako:  West Africa's leaders have demanded that Mali's ruling military junta put in place an interim government, headed by a civilian or retired military officer, that would last no longer...

Ankara:  Turkey on Thursday accused France of stoking tensions in the eastern Mediterranean, where NATO allies Turkey and Greece are locked in a stiff standoff over competing claims over offshore...

Beijing:  China on Thursday accused Washington of violating international law by imposing sanctions on officials and companies over Beijing's military buildup in the disputed South China Sea, but gave no...