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New Podcast ‘S-Town’ From ‘Serial’ Creators Tops Charts
The new radio show "S-Town," by the team behind "Serial," the most downloaded podcast in history, is leading download...
US Embassy In Kabul Fires Six Over Drugs
The dismissal of six employees from the US embassy in Kabul for using or possessing drugs is an embarrassment to...
Appointments’ Committee Grills Karbo Thursday
Members of the Appointment's Committee of Parliament are expected to seriously grill the Member of Parliament for Lawra...
Afghan Women Swimmers Defy Threats For Olympic Dream
There are just 30 pools in Afghanistan, only one which welcomes girls -- and it is facing militant threats for doing...
Royal Marine Alexander Blackman Gets Seven Years For Taliban Killing
A Royal Marine convicted of killing a wounded Taliban fighter in Afghanistan has been jailed for seven years. Sgt...
US Veteran Gets Terror, Racism Charges Over Black Man’s Murder
A white US Army veteran faced terror and racism charges on Monday as he was indicted for fatally stabbing a 66-year-old...
US Veteran Charged With Terrorism For Killing Black Man
A white US army veteran accused of fatally stabbing a 66-year-old black man has been charged with murder as an act of...
The Pentagon ‘has Been Let Off the Leash’ Under Trump
The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is experiencing greater freedom to run wars without seeking White House...
Pakistan Building Border Fence With Afghanistan
Pakistan has begun building a fence along its border with Afghanistan to curtail the movement of militants, its army...
US Air Strike In Afghanistan Killed Senior Qaeda Leader
A senior Al-Qaeda commander linked to major attacks in Pakistan including the bombing of a luxury hotel and an assault...
Pentagon Enjoying Greater Leeway Under Trump
The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is enjoying greater freedom to run its wars the way it wants -- and not...
NATO Troops Race Winter To Give Afghan Forces A Morale Boost
The target is behind a slope, the advance is unprotected: crawl, fire! Italian instructors in western Afghanistan have...
Senior Al Qaeda Leader Killed In Drone Strike, US Military Reveals
A US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on March 19 killed the senior Al Qaeda military commander Qari Yasin, who has...
US Air Strike In Afghanistan Killed Senior Qaeda Leader
A US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on March 19 killed the senior Al-Qaeda military commander Qari Yasin, who has...
3 Escape Death From Fuel Tanker Fire
Three persons escaped death when a fuel tanker they were travelling in burst into flames on the Accra-Kumasi highway....
UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Protecting Heritage
The United Nations Security Council on Friday strengthened its protection of global cultural heritage sites threatened...
116 Million African Children To Get Polio Vaccines
The World Health Organization said Friday 116 million children are to receive polio vaccines in 13 countries in west...
Russia Denies It Is Supplying the Taliban After Nato General Claim
Russia may be supplying the Taliban in Afghanistan, a US general has said Russia has denied a top Nato general's...
Russia Denies Supplying Taliban After NATO Claim
Russia on Friday denied allegations by the commander of NATO that Moscow may be assisting the Taliban as the insurgents...