International

7 including 5 kidnappers killed in N. Afghanistan

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, AFGHANISTAN, SEPT. 13 – Afghan security personnel attacked a band of kidnappers in...

PIA becomes first foreign commercial flight to land in Kabul since Taliban takeover

KABUL: SEPT. 13 – A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane carrying passengers landed at...

North Korea tests new long-range cruise missile

PYONGYANG: SEPT. 13 – North Korea has tested a new long-range cruise missile capable...

8 die in road mishap in south India

NEW DELHI: SEPT. 13 – At least eight persons, including two women and two...

Malaysia reports 19,198 new COVID-19 cases, 292 new deaths

KUALA LUMPUR: SEPT. 13 – Malaysia reported another 19,198 new COVID-19 infections, as of...

Portugal holds funeral for former president [Photos]

LISBON: SEPT. 13 – Jorge Sampaio, a former two-term president of Portugal and one...

Afghanistan: Taliban announce new rules for female students

KABUL: SEPT. 13 – Afghan universities will be segregated by gender, and a new...

6 IS militants, 4 security members killed in attacks in northern Iraq

BAGHDAD: SEPT. 12 –  Six militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group were...

‘I thought this was the end of my life:’ Afghan journalists describe savage beatings by Taliban

KABUL: SEPT. 12 – Harrowing accounts have emerged of the Taliban detaining and brutally...

Bangladesh schools reopen after 18-month Covid shutdown

DHAKA: SEPT. 12 – Children in Bangladesh flooded back into classrooms on Sunday as...