At least 12 killed in stampede at India Kashmir shrine

At least 12 pilgrims died and more than a dozen were injured in a stampede at a Hindu shrine in Kashmir on Saturday morning, police said....

France registers more than 10 million COVID infections

France became the sixth country in the world to report more than 10 million COVID-19 infections since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to official data...

Tahawol: Review of important events in Afghanistan in 2021

Saar: Efforts to pave a way for recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan discussed

Zerbena: Concerns over trafficking of meat and egg in Afghanistan

Afghanistan tops list for number of child casualties since 2005

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Friday that Afghanistan has witnessed the highest number of child casualties since 2005. In a statement issued on Friday,...

India delivers 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Afghanistan

India delivered another consignment of humanitarian assistance consisting of 500,000 doses of COVID vaccine (COVAXIN) to Afghanistan on Saturday, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said in...

45 journalists and media staff killed in work-related incidents during 2021: IFJ

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said on Friday that 45 journalists and media staff had been killed in work-related incidents during 2021, with the highest...

North Korea’s Kim talks food not nukes for 2022

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un capped off his 10th year in power with a speech that made more mention of tractor factories and school uniforms...

Australia starts 2022 with record COVID cases

Australia started 2022 with a record number of new COVID-19 cases as an outbreak centred in the eastern states grew, and New South Wales eased its...

China to cut new energy vehicle subsidies by 30% in 2022

China will cut subsidies on new energy vehicles (NEVs), such as electric cars, by 30% in 2022 and withdraw them altogether at the end of the...

Exclusive interview with Mufti Latifullah Hakimi, Head of the IEA’s Clearing of Ranks Commission

Pakistan begins dispatching 50,000 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan

Islamabad has begun dispatching 50,000 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan as humanitarian assistance, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kabul Mansoor Ahmad Khan said in a tweet. Khan...

Four killed, 15 wounded in Pakistan bomb blast

At least four people were killed and 15 others wounded in a blast in the center of Balochistan in Quetta city of Pakistan, local media outlets...

Russia test-fires new hypersonic Tsirkon missiles from frigate, submarine

Russia test-fired around 10 new Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missiles from a frigate and two more from a submarine, Interfax news agency said on Friday citing...

Afghan ‘envoy’ to UN continues to work despite going unpaid for 4 months

Afghanistan’s chargé d’affaires to the United Nations Naseer Ahmad Faiq says despite not having been paid for four months he, and his staff, continue to work...

Philippine death toll from its strongest typhoon of year tops 400

The Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai has crossed the 400 mark, the disaster agency said on Friday, as officials in some hard-hit provinces appealed for...

‘Serious’ talk between Biden and Putin sets stage for diplomacy

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday exchanged warnings over Ukraine but conveyed some optimism that diplomatic talks in January could ease...

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are finally divorced

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have officially finalized their divorce, more than 10 years after proceedings began. Court documents filed on Tuesday showed that a final...

Snow leopard kills dozens of sheep in northern Afghanistan

Local officials said a snow leopard caused havoc in the Dara-e-Asik area of Zibak district in Badakhshan in the early hours of Thursday morning and killed...