Flood water forms rare lakes in China’s largest desert

China’s largest desert in the northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has seen multiple lake formations this year, which an environmental expert described as a warning about...

Afghanistan’s Gurbaz expected to be fit for team’s opener against England

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Afghanistan’s wicketkeeper-batter, is expected to play in his team’s T20 World Cup 2022 opener against England on Saturday after scans revealed no signs of...

Pakistan opens fire on Afghan border crossing in Kandahar

Pakistani forces opened fire at an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) check post in Kandahar province on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, local officials said. Officials...

Russian attacks on Ukraine infrastructure are war crimes: EU’s von der Leyen

Russia’s missile and drone attacks on power stations and other infrastructure in Ukraine are “acts of pure terror” that amount to war crimes, European Commission President...

WHO says COVID-19 is still a global health emergency

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that COVID-19 remains a global emergency, nearly three years after it was first declared as one. The WHO’s emergency...

Tahawol: Neighbors’ FMs meeting in Iran discussed

Saar: UNSC meeting on Afghanistan discussed

Baradar admits IEA has not done enough to improve for economy

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, first deputy prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), on Wednesday admitted that the government has not done any fundamental...

Campher the hero as Ireland chase down Scotland in Hobart

Curtis Campher and George Dockrell combined for a 119-run partnership to guide Ireland to an unlikely six-wicket victory over Scotland in Hobart on Wednesday. Curtis Campher...

World Banks says Afghanistan’s economy adjusting to new realities

The World Bank said in it’s latest Afghanistan Development Update report that the country’s economy is adjusting to a “new normal” following the collapse of the...

Shaheen Afridi’s yorker sends Gurbaz to nearby hospital

Shaheen Afridi’s yorker in Wednesday’s T20 World Cup warm up match between Afghanistan and Pakistan sent Afghan player Rahmanullah Gurbaz to a nearby hospital for X-rays...

N.Korea fires artillery shells to send ‘grave warning’ to S.Korea

North Korea fired artillery shells off its east and west coasts late on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, after Seoul kicked off annual defence drills aimed...

Saar: Afghan refugees’ situation discussed

Tahawol: Concerns over rising poverty in Afghanistan discussed

Russia hits infrastructure targets across Ukraine, targets power and water

Russian missiles crashed into infrastructure targets across Ukraine on Tuesday morning as Moscow stepped up what looked like a deliberate campaign to destroy electricity and water...

Astronaut James McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, dies at 93

James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93....

Netherlands eye Super 12 berth following victory over Namibia

The Netherlands have leapt to the top of Group A and are well placed to qualify for the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men’s T20...

Afghanistan stun Bangladesh in World Cup warm-up game

Afghanistan bowlers got rid of Bangladesh after setting them up to chase 161 runs in T20 World Cup 2022’s warm-up game in Australia on Monday. Bangladesh’s...

Tahawol: Unqualified people securing govt posts discussed

Saar: IEA’s recognition discussed