Mamata’s nephew Abhishek summoned in graft case

India’s Enforcement Directorate has summoned Trinamool Congress lawmaker Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of West Bengal Chief
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Where is the Taliban’s supreme leader?

In the days since taking power in Afghanistan, a wide range of Taliban figures have entered Kabul -- hardened commandos, armed madrassa students and greying leaders back from years of exile.
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Japan probes deaths after jabs from tainted Moderna batch

Japan is investigating the death of two men who received jabs from batches of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine suspended from use due to contamination, the health ministry said yesterday.
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Up to 48 missing after boat capsizes off coast of Senegal, says army

Up to 48 people were missing on Friday after a boat carrying around 60 people capsized off the coast of northern Senegal, the Senegalese army said in a statement.
28 August 2021, 12:09 PM

Pulitzer-winning Afghan photographer warns of Taliban threat to media

The Taliban will shut down Afghanistan's media and are fooling the West by promising to let journalists operate freely, an award-winning Afghan photographer said after fleeing Kabul over threats by the group.
28 August 2021, 07:49 AM

US reports world's first deer with COVID-19

The US government said on Friday it had confirmed the world's first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease.
28 August 2021, 06:26 AM

US tells citizens to leave Kabul airport gates 'immediately'

The United States urged its citizens Friday to "immediately" leave the gates around Kabul's airport, where a suicide bomber this week targeted crowds trying to flee Taliban rule.
28 August 2021, 02:42 AM

US airstrike targets Islamic State member in Afghanistan

The US military said Friday it had carried out a drone strike against a "planner" of the Islamic State-Khorasan, the group which claimed credit for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport.
28 August 2021, 02:23 AM

Kishwar narrates family's fond recollections of Afghanistan

Kishwar Chowdhury, the Bangladeshi-Australian chef who won millions of hearts by participating in the hugely popular show MasterChef Australia, has narrated her family's recollection of the once beautiful Afghanistan.
27 August 2021, 07:27 AM

World leaders condemn 'despicable' Kabul airport attack

President Joe Biden vowed to hunt down those behind the suicide bombings that killed 12 American troops in the worst single-day loss for the Pentagon in Afghanistan since 2011.
27 August 2021, 02:27 AM

Israel to allow goods into Gaza in move to ease tensions

Israel said that it would be easing commercial restrictions on the Gaza Strip and expand entry of goods to the Palestinian enclave following days of heightened tensions.
26 August 2021, 07:36 AM

Quad nations begin naval exercise off Guam in the Pacific

India, the US, Australia, and Japan began their annual naval partnership off Guam in the western Pacific today, aimed at ensuring a rules-based international order and freedom of navigation in the face of China’s aggressive build-up in the Indo-Pacific.
26 August 2021, 07:12 AM

Afghan girl born on US military plane named after aircraft's code name

An Afghan girl born aboard a US military plane as her family was fleeing Taliban rule was named Reach after the aircraft's code name, US military officials said Wednesday.
26 August 2021, 03:08 AM

Merkel, Germany's 'eternal' chancellor, prepares to leave the stage

She was called "the leader of the free world" as authoritarian populists were on the march in Europe and the United States but Angela Merkel is wrapping up a historic 16 years in power with an uncertain legacy at home and abroad.
26 August 2021, 03:01 AM

Afghans told to avoid Kabul airport as IS threat emerges

The United States and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport on Thursday due to the threat of an Islamic State terror attack as Western troops hurry to evacuate as many Afghans as possible before an August 31 deadline.
26 August 2021, 02:39 AM

As thousands flee Afghanistan, some refugees want to go back

From trucks stuffed with carpets, bedding, clothes and even goats, around 200 Afghan refugees look beyond the horizon toward Spin Boldak in their country's south, waiting to return home from Pakistan.
25 August 2021, 09:18 AM

History of US Withdrawal from Afghanistan through 3 Presidents

Starting from former US President Barack Obama’s decision to pull out of Afghanistan, Trump’s hurried plans to withdraw before Christmas of 2020, to Biden calling them all home by August 31 – here’s how the decision unfolded through three different US administrations.
25 August 2021, 07:18 AM

Explainer: What happens after Biden's evacuation force leaves Afghanistan?

President Joe Biden on Tuesday stuck by his plan to remove the nearly 6,000 US troops from Afghanistan by the end of August, contingent on whether the Taliban cooperates to allow the evacuation of more Americans and their Afghan allies. 
25 August 2021, 06:55 AM

Pakistan among states ready to mediate in Afghanistan: Russian Foreign Minister

Russia, China, the United States and Pakistan are interested in serving as mediators in resolving the crisis in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.
25 August 2021, 06:47 AM

Why is August 31 the date for the US pullout from Afghanistan?

US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he aims to have all US forces out of Afghanistan by August 31, ending a massive two-week airlift from the country at the risk of leaving potential evacuees behind.
25 August 2021, 06:02 AM