World Afghan govt frees Taliban prisoners as truce holds for second day Afghan authorities released 100 Taliban prisoners Monday as part of the government's response to a surprise, three-day ceasefire the insurgents... 39 mins ago
World Afghan ceasefire holds as prisoner release expected A surprise Taliban ceasefire appeared Monday to be holding for a second day, as authorities planned to release up to 2,000 insurgents held by... 3 hours ago
World Afghan president to free up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners after ceasefire offer Afghan President Ashraf Ghani began a process Sunday to release up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture after the insurgents proposed... 20 hours ago
World Afghan Taliban announce three-day Eid ceasefire The Taliban announced a three-day ceasefire during the Eid al-Fitr holiday starting Sunday in a surprise move following months of bloody fighting... on 23 May 2020
World Two regional IS leaders killed in Syria : CentCom US-led coalition forces and their Kurdish allies the Syrian Democratic Forces killed two regional Islamic State group leaders in a raid in eastern... on 22 May 2020
World US presses advancing Libya government to end fighting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday pressed Libya's Turkish-backed government for a ceasefire and criticized the flow of weapons as Tripoli... on 22 May 2020
World Iran’s Khamenei : fight to ‘liberate Palestine’ is ‘Islamic duty’ Iran's supreme leader said it was an "Islamic duty" to fight for the "liberation of Palestine" in a landmark speech Friday amid rising tensions... on 22 May 2020
World Iran’s Khamenei : fight to ‘liberate Palestine’ is ‘Islamic duty’ Iran's supreme leader said it was an "Islamic duty" to fight for the "liberation of Palestine" in a landmark speech Friday amid rising tensions... on 22 May 2020
Health Over 660,000 displaced during pandemic despite UN plea : aid group More than 660,000 people have been displaced from their homes in conflict zones around the world since March, despite a UN call for a global... on 22 May 2020
World Coronavirus fails to halt conflict in DR Congo’s powder-keg east Coronavirus has swiftly gained status as the world's No. 1 threat but in eastern DR Congo, one of Africa's most volatile regions, militia killings... on 22 May 2020
Business Syrians turn to flea markets for frugal Eid al-Fitr In a Damascus flea market, Sham Alloush rummaged through a pile of clothes for something nice to wear for Eid al-Fitr that wasn't too expensive. on 21 May 2020
World Israel must ‘abandon threats of annexation’ : UN envoy The UN's special Mideast envoy called Wednesday on Israel to drop plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, joining a growing international... on 20 May 2020
World Afghan Taliban leader says committed to deal with US The leader of the Taliban said Wednesday that militants were committed to a landmark deal with the US, despite being accused of carrying out... on 20 May 2020
Politics 30 years after unity dream, fragmented Yemen faces reality Thirty years after unification, Yemen is on the verge of fragmentation as a result of armed conflicts, regional rivalries and foreign interference. on 20 May 2020
World Eight Afghan soldiers die fighting off Taliban attack on key city Eight Afghan soldiers were killed on Tuesday while repelling a fierce Taliban attack on Kunduz, a strategic city in northern Afghanistan that... on 19 May 2020
World Britain, US denounce Russia’s role in Libya conflict Britain and the United States on Tuesday urged Russia to stop sending mercenaries to the conflict in Libya, after a recent UN report confirmed... on 19 May 2020
