The US and the Taliban have signed an agreement aimed at paving the way towards peace in Afghanistan after more than 18 years of conflict. The US and its Nato allies have agreed to withdraw all their troops from the country within 14 months if the militants uphold the deal. US

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says 18,000 migrants have crossed Turkish borders into Europe after the country "opened the doors" for them to travel. The number is expected to hit 25,000 to 30,000 in the coming days, he said. Turkey could no longer deal with the amount of

Muhyiddin Yassin as the country’s new prime minister, dramatically upending expectations that the 94-year-old elder statesman Mahathir Mohamad would keep his job after cobbling together support at the eleventh hour following a fraught five days of leaderless turmoil and frantic

At least 30 people were killed and dozens others injured when a passenger train collided with a bus in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province on Friday night. According to local media reports the number of casualties was expected to rise as several of the injured were in critical

South Korea urged citizens on Saturday to stay indoors as it warned of a "critical moment" in its battle against the coronavirus after recording the biggest daily jump in infections, with 594 new cases taking the tally to 2,931. South Korea is grappling with the largest outbreak of the

Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad has said he has agreed to be the prime ministerial candidate for the former ruling coalition, less than a week after he quit and plunged the country into turmoil. "I am now confident that I have the numbers needed to garner majority support," Mahathir

China reported 428 new cases on Saturday in an outbreak of the coronavirus. Another 47 deaths were reported in mainland China, where the epidemic has been concentrated. The updates bring mainland China's totals to 79,252 cases and 2,835 deaths in the 24 hours. Also on Thursday,

Death toll in the Delhi violence has now gone up to 42. The Health Department has confirmed 4 more deaths on Friday. The death toll was 38 till Thursday and among them are an Intelligence Bureau jawan and a Delhi Police head constable. Violent clashes broke out in northeast Delhi on

Yasmin, a 35-year-old mother of three, clutched her blue-and-white prayer beads as she waited at a hospital mortuary to retrieve the battered body of her brother-in-law. A resident of a gritty New Delhi neighbourhood where working class Hindus and Muslims have lived side by side for

At least 33 Turkish soldiers have been killed in an air strike by Syrian "regime forces" in north-western Syria, a senior Turkish official has said. More were hurt in Idlib province, said Rahmi Dogan, the governor of Turkey's Hatay province. Other reports put the death toll higher.

Home Minister Amit Shah should be sacked for "abdicating" his duties and both the centre and Arvind Kejriwal's government in Delhi had been "mute spectators" to the clashes that had claimed at least 34 lives, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said today after meeting the President along

Superstar Rajinikanth has slammed the central government for the Delhi violence in which 34 people have lost their lives. The actor said the clashes are the result of the centre's "intelligence failure". On his recent remark in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act, he said he is

China reported 435 new cases on Wednesday in an outbreak of the coronavirus. Another 32 deaths were reported in mainland China, where the epidemic has been concentrated. The updates bring mainland China's totals to 78,499 cases and 2,747 deaths in the 24 hours. Also on Thursday,

The death toll in the northeast Delhi communal violence over the amended citizenship law rose to 34 on Thursday morning. As per GTB Hospital authorities, 30 deaths have been reported at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, two at LNJP Hospital and one at Jag Parvesh Chandra Hospital. Delhi

Saudi Arabia has placed a temporary ban on Umrah pilgrims in an attempt to ensure public safety by preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Most foreign pilgrims often visit the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah before or after the completion of their religious duties in Makkah, this has

The Maldives has hired prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent it at the UN's highest court in seeking justice for Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslims. The Maldivian government said Wednesday it will formally join the mainly Muslim African state of The Gambia

Several European countries have announced their first coronavirus cases, with all appearing to be linked to the growing outbreak in Italy. Austria, Croatia and Switzerland said the cases involved people who had been to Italy, as did Algeria in Africa. The first positive virus test

China reported 406 new cases on Wednesday in an outbreak of the coronavirus that has spread to other parts of Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Another 52 deaths were reported in mainland China, where the epidemic has been concentrated. The updates bring mainland China's totals

The death toll due to the ongoing violence in northeast Delhi has climbed to 20 after five people were brought dead to the Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Hospital in Shahdara on Wednesday morning. Four bodies were brought to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash

Up to India, hope they make right decision: Trump on violence over CAA International Desk US President Donald Trump, asked today about the violence in parts of Delhi over citizenship law protests and religious freedom, said he discussed it with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "he