Raqqa: IS ‘capital’ wall breached by US-backed Syrian forces
US-backed Syrian forces have breached the wall at Raqqa's Old City as they try to retake the city from so-called Islamic State, the US military says.
It says the coalition...
Ashgabat, Kabul sign co-op deals
Turkmen-Afghan agreements were today signed in Ashgabat following high-level talks between the two countries, said the Turkmen Dovlet Habarlary state news service.
Presidents of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and...
Pakistani forces arrest two in Awaran, Balochistan
Pakistani security forces have arrested two elderly persons from Awaran in Balochistan.
Kareem s/o Bahadur and Abdul Qadir s/o Gul Dad, who both are older than 60 years of age,...
Islamic State cornered in Mosul as Iraq prepares victory celebrations
By Stephen Kalin and Maher Chmaytelli | MOSUL/ERBIL, IRAQ
Islamic State fighters were battling to hold on to the last few streets under their control in the Old City of Mosul on Monday, making a...
Tour bus bursts into flames after collision in Germany; 18 killed
Eighteen people were killed when a tour bus burst into flames after colliding with a truck on a motorway in the German state of Bavaria on Monday, police said.
Thirty...
Qatar is given a further 48 hours to meet Gulf demands
Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands by 48 hours, or face further sanctions.
The initial deadline for...
