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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...
Taliban Capture Key Afghan District; 9 Police Killed
The Taliban captured a key district centre in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Thursday while in the...
Schools On the Frontline of Honduras Gang Turf Battles
The clatter of bullets piercing the school's roof sent pupils running for safety. Four of them and their teacher were...
US Mobster Grandson John Gotti Arrested
The namesake grandson of New York mobster John Gotti was arrested Wednesday and charged with violent crimes, including...
US Judge Limits Info From Trial of Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’
A US federal judge on Tuesday strictly limited the release of information relating to the trial of Mexican former drug...
Pentagon Launches Probe After Strike Near Syria Mosque
The US military is probing allegations that a strike targeting Al-Qaeda leaders near a mosque in northern Syria killed...
Afghan Military Rejects Claims Insiders Aided Hospital Attack
Afghanistan's defense ministry Wednesday shrugged off allegations that insiders were involved in a catastrophic...
Afghan Security Leadership Under Fire Over Hospital Attack
The Afghan security leadership has come under scathing criticism from lawmakers and social media users over a...
‘El Chapo’ Health Deteriorating In US Custody
Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman is fast deteriorating in the New York cell where he is detained,...
Blast Targets Bus In Downtown Kabul During Rush Hour
A powerful explosion struck a bus in downtown Kabul during rush hour Monday, officials said, sending smoke rising in...
Insiders Aided Kabul Hospital Attack, Survivors Say
Insiders including two interns were among the attackers who launched a gun-and-grenade assault this week on...
Eight Afghan Police Killed In
Eight local policemen were killed by their colleagues after they were poisoned in their base in southern Afghanistan,...
January Raid In Yemen Killed 4 To 12 Civilians
Up to a dozen civilians died during a controversial January raid against Al Qaeda in Yemen, but an investigation did...
Dead Body Is Found Stuffed In A Suitcase After Passer-By Sees A Pair of Feet Sticking Out of the Bag
A passer-by tipped off police in Mexico about a dead body after finding a pair of feet poking out the top of a...
Textile Workers Call of ‘demo’ Against Pirated Textiles
Local Textile workers have put on hold, their planned protest over pirated goods which was slated for today. According...
Gunmen Dressed As Doctors Attack Kabul Hospital
Explosions and gunfire rattled Kabul's diplomatic district Wednesday when insurgents dressed as doctors stormed...
Textile Workers To Protest Over Pirated Products On Thursday
Local Textile workers will on Thursday (March 9, 2017) embark on a protest to express their displeasure over what they...
Afghanistan Launches Centre To Protect Women Journalists
Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday launched a centre to protect women journalists in Afghanistan, the second most...
US Strikes Pound Qaeda For Second Day
US fighter jets pounded Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen for a second straight day on Friday, security and tribal sources...