The Afghan Taliban claimed on Wednesday that Pakistan was keeping the group’s former deputy leader under detention despite announcing his release last month, an allegation promptly denied by Pakistani officials.

Criticising the government for not being able to take any substantial step towards peace talks, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud on Wednesday said they would not hold dialogue through the media.

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been kidnapped from a hotel in Tripoli by an armed group and taken to an unknown location, the government has said.

A sea of white-robed two million pilgrims from all around the globe has arrived at the holy city of Makkah, chanting “Labbaik Allahhuma Labbaik” (O God, here I am answering your call), to perform the life-time spiritual pilgrimage.

At least six Egyptian soldiers were killed in a series of attacks on Monday, October 07, in Cairo and Sinai, following a bloody day of protests in which 53 protesters were killed across Egypt.

US special forces have carried out two separate raids in Africa targeting senior Islamist militants, American officials say.

At least 48 people have been killed in bombing and shooting attacks in Iraq, with journalists, pilgrims and cafe patrons among the victims.

The UN Security Council has expressed alarm at the “rapid deterioration” of the humanitarian situation in Syria and demanded immediate access for aid.

Chief Minister Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch announced to convene an All Parties Conference (APC) to initiate formal dialogue with the militant groups in the province.

At least 26 people are reported to have died after a suicide bomber targeted mourners at a Shia Muslim mosque south of Baghdad, according to police and a doctor.