No peace if Taliban do not adapt to changes: US envoy
Kabul, Apr 28: There will be no enduring peace in Afghanistan unless the Taliban adapt to the changes that have swept the country since they were ousted in 2001, a US diplomat said Sunday. Special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who is leading US efforts to forge a peace deal with the Taliban, made the comments in […]
One dead, three injured in US synagogue shooting
Los Angels, Apr 28 : A gunman opened fire at a synagogue in California, killing one person and injuring three others including the rabbi as worshippers marked the final day of Passover, officials said Saturday. The shooting in the town of Poway came exactly six months after a white supremacist shot dead 11 people at […]
Exiting nuclear pact one of ‘many options’ after US sanctions: Iran
Tehran, Apr 28 : Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said leaving the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is one of the “many options” Tehran has to retaliate against US sanctions, state media reported Sunday. The United States has imposed a raft of sanctions against the Islamic republic since President Donald Trump withdrew last year from […]
Neymar says he was wrong to hit fan after cup-final defeat
Paris, Apr 28 : Brazilian superstar Neymar accepted on Sunday that he had made a mistake striking a fan who insulted Paris Saint-Germain players as they filed up to collect their French Cup losers’ medals. Neymar scored to put PSG 2-0 up after 21 minutes at the Stade de France on Saturday, but Rennes fought […]
Extremism must be defeated, prince tells New Zealand mosque survivors
Christchurch, Apr 26 : In an emotional meeting with survivors of the New Zealand mosques massacre, Britain’s Prince William appealed Friday for “extremism in all forms” to be defeated. About 160 people gathered at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch to meet the prince who had earlier told first responders to the March 15 carnage […]
Sri Lanka toll revision grim sign of bombings force
Colombo, Apr 26 : The dramatic revision of the death toll in Sri Lanka’s Easter bombings, which has been cut by more than 100, is a grim indicator of the power of the deadly blasts. The force of the explosions so badly mutilated bodies that parts of victims were wrongly collated and identified in the […]
Kim, Putin vow to seek closer ties at first talks
Vladivostok, Apr 25 : Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to seek closer ties as they met face-to-face Thursday for the first time. The meeting in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok came with Kim looking for support in his nuclear stand-off with Washington and Putin keen to put […]
Woods to return to Japan for PGA Tour event
TOKYO : Newly crowned Masters Champion Tiger Woods announced Thursday he will return to Japan for the first time in more than a decade to play in a new US PGA Tour event in October. “I’m excited to play in the inaugural ZOZO Championship in October, and return to Japan, one of my favorite countries. […]
More civilians now killed by US, Afghan forces than by insurgents: UN
Kabul, Apr 24 : Afghan civilians are for the first time being killed in greater numbers by US and pro-government forces than by the Taliban and other insurgent groups, a UN report released Wednesday revealed. The bloody milestone comes as the US steps up its air campaign in Afghanistan while pushing for a peace deal […]
North Korea’s Kim arrives in Russia’s Vladivostok for Putin summit
Vladivostok, Apr 24 : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia’s Pacific port city of Vladivostok on Wednesday for a first summit with Vladimir Putin, as Pyongyang seeks support in its nuclear deadlock with the United States. The talks, organised in secret and announced at the last minute, will be Kim’s first face-to-face […]
