Kabul: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani this week will make his first state visit to neighboring Pakistan, long blamed by his predecessor for harboring militants, in hopes of finding a way to revive peace talks with
United Nations: The UN Security Council is holding its 26th emergency session on Ukraine amid worries about a renewal of full-scale conflict in the rebel-held east.Yesterday's meeting comes hours after NATO's top commander said new
Helsinki: Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb warned today that the conflict in the Ukraine was bringing the world to the "brink of a Cold War" but that trade sanctions were the only credible weapon against
Kiev: Ukraine today said that dozens of tanks and truckloads of soldiers had crossed from Russia into Kremlin-backed rebel territory, as five servicemen were killed in the latest fighting to tear apart a nominal ceasefire.The
Brussels: NATO said today it saw no sign of any significant Russian pullback from Ukraine's border, despite President Vladimir Putin ordering thousands of troops to withdraw ahead of truce talks."We would welcome the withdrawal of
Washington: The Obama administration is boxed in by its promise to limit U.S. military engagement against Islamic State group extremists, making it tough to agree to Turkey's condition for joining the fight in neighboring Syria.Turkey
Kabul, Afghanistan: Two suicide bombers in the Afghan capital targeted two buses carrying Afghan army troops on Wednesday, killing seven and wounding 21 people, police said.The bombings, for which the Taliban claimed responsibility, came a
Kabul: This week has witnessed death of 100 Afghan civilians and 12 beheaded people in eastern Afghanistan as violence worsens with the withdrawal of US led troops in Taliban offensive, officials said today. People are
Edinburgh (Scotland): Excitement vied with apprehension as Scottish voters went to the polls in a referendum on independence, deciding whether to dissolve a 307-year union with England that brought prosperity but has increasingly felt stifling
Sofia: Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has inaugurated the first NATO body in the country. The International Organization Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (CMDR COE) has been set up.Caretaker Minister of Defence Velizar
Ankara: Turkey will continue to support Macedonia's aspiration to join NATO and the European Union (EU), Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday."Turkey supports Macedonia for NATO membership and will continue to do so.
Kabul: Seeking to enhance strategic cooperation and help Afghanistan deal with key challenges of security and stability, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived here today on a crucial visit as the trouble-torn country approaches the
Washington: American warplanes continued their air strikes on the Sunni militant organistion Islamic State (IS) in northern Iraq Friday and Saturday, destroying some of its military vehicles, the US Central Command said.A mix of attack,
Newport (Britain): US President Barack Obama on Friday said NATO will defend every ally, while reaffirming that the door to NATO membership remains open to nations that can meet its ‘high standards'.He made the remarks
Cardiff: NATO has established "a comprehensive and tailored package of measures" to help Ukraine, the alliance's Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday.The assistance from NATO, totalling about 15 million euros (about $19 million),
Moscow: NATO has been trying to use the Ukraine conflict to divert public attention from worsening economic situation in Europe, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Thursday."I am convinced that NATO has been
Cardiff: Western leaders meeting for a NATO summit in Wales on Thursday outlined the long-term engagement in Afghanistan after the end of the NATO-led combat mission in the country later this year.Leaders from 28 NATO
London: Russia might face more economic sanctions unless it ceases its attempts to destabilise Ukraine, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday.In an interview with the BBC, Cameron said the measures taken against Russia,
Brussels: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday that his country is "close to the point of no return" and "point of no return is full-scale war"."I think that we are very close to the
Washington: The US government has offered USD 30 million as bounty for information to locate leaders of the Haqqani Network that is blamed for attacks on American and NATO forces in Afghanistan.The US State Department
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