Jalalabad, Jun 16:  A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of Afghan Taliban, security forces, and civilians celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire in the war-torn country today, killing at...

Sochi, Jun 12 : Brazil attracted an army of excited youngsters -- including one who managed to break onto the pitch for a selfie -- as they held their first...

Brussels, Jun 12: The EU today praised the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a "crucial and necessary step", indicating that denuclearisation...

Moscow, Jun 12: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hailed the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as a "positive" step, Russian news agency...

Vienna, Jun 12: The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said today it stood ready to help verify any future agreements between the US and North Korea over Pyongyang's nuclear...

Herat (Afghanistan): At least 17 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters stormed a military base in western Afghanistan, hours before the group announced a ceasefire, officials said today. The...

Kabul: The Taliban announced its first ceasefire in Afghanistan since the 2001 US invasion on Saturday, with a three-day halt in hostilities against the country’s security forces that was greeted...

Kabul, Jun 7: Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani announced today a temporary ceasefire for Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that caps off the holy month of Ramadan, though it was not immediately...

Washington, May 31: Senior Taliban officials have been secretly negotiating with Afghan officials on a possible ceasefire, the Pentagon has said, even as US forces killed over 50 Taliban leaders...

Puli Alam (Afghanistan): Taliban attackers including a suicide bomber stormed a police station in southern Afghanistan today and killed six police officers, officials said. The bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle...