Chances of peace talks ‘below zero’, say Taliban

13 years ago

The Taliban have ruled out talks with the government, saying the chances of negotiations after the killing of their leader…

10,000 feared dead in Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines

13 years ago

A senior Philippine official says at least 10,000 people are feared dead in the central province of Leyte after Typhoon…

Dynamics of militancy after Fazlullah’s surprise pick

13 years ago

Unexpected elevation of Mullah Fazlullah to the position of chief of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan is likely to change things…

Several killed in Yemen drone strikes

13 years ago

Five people have been killed by two drone strikes in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, the country's interior ministry says.…

No Muslims For Mumbai Flat

13 years ago

An anti-Muslim ad posted on a popular property site has sparked controversy on the broker’s ad that says "No Muslims…

Scores dead after storm batters Philippines

13 years ago

Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever to hit land, has devastated the central Philippine city of Tacloban, killing…

Deadly explosion rocks Mogadishu hotel

13 years ago

A suspected car bomb attack outside a popular hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Friday evening killed at least…

Tajikistan’s Rakhmon re-elected president

13 years ago

Tajikistan's President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday's election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after…

Lal Masjid murder case: Bail submitted, Musharraf to walk free

13 years ago

An additional sessions judge submitted a written order granting the release of former president Pervez Musharraf in the murder case…

Yasser Arafat ‘may have been poisoned with polonium’

13 years ago

The late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with radioactive polonium, says a Swiss forensic report obtained by…