U.S. Threatens New Sanctions on Russia by AFP January 31, 2018 by AFP January 31, 2018 Vladimir Putin laughs off Treasury’s list of his richest allies as a minor inconvenience 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
NATO’s Afghan Mission Backtracks After Classifying Taliban Data by AFP January 31, 2018 by AFP January 31, 2018 Spokesman says ‘human error in labeling’ responsible for previously public information being withheld 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
No Talks With U.S. Until Jerusalem Move Reversed by AFP January 31, 2018 by AFP January 31, 2018 Palestinian official says Trump administration’s for recognition of new Israeli capital reflects ‘dictation’ rather than ‘negotiation’ 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
IMF Head Warns of Public Frustration in Middle East, North Africa by AFP January 31, 2018 by AFP January 31, 2018 Christine Lagarde urges scaling up of reforms to meet the expectations of local populations 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
U.K. Seeks to Play Down Leaked Brexit Economic Study by AFP January 31, 2018 by AFP January 31, 2018 British government claims analysis, which suggests country will be worse off regardless of exit deal, was made public to undermine Brexit 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Saudis Say $107bn Recovered From Graft by AFP January 31, 2018 by AFP January 31, 2018 Attorney general says 56 people are still being investigated and remain in custody 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Roadside Bomb Detonates in Kurram by AFP January 30, 2018 by AFP January 30, 2018 At least eight people, believed to be Shia Muslims, killed in attack 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
U.S. Hushes Up Data on Taliban in Afghanistan by AFP January 30, 2018 by AFP January 30, 2018 Government watchdog says it has been barred from disclosing how much of war-torn state is under militant control 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Perfect Storm of Bloodshed by AFP January 30, 2018 by AFP January 30, 2018 The Taliban and Islamic State militant groups have placed spotlight on Kabul’s security and intelligence failures 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
U.S. Lifts Ban on Refugees From 11 Countries by AFP January 30, 2018 by AFP January 30, 2018 Applicants from the unnamed countries to face tougher scrutiny before being granted entry 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Kabul on Edge as I.S. Gunmen Launch Fresh Attack by AFP January 30, 2018 by AFP January 30, 2018 Latest assault on military compound left 11 soldiers dead, another 16 injured 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Trump Says ‘No’ to Talks With Taliban by AFP January 30, 2018 by AFP January 30, 2018 U.S. president says negotiations can’t come for a ‘long time’ after wave of attacks 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Gandhi’s Nonviolence a Tough Sell in Trump Era by AFP January 30, 2018 by AFP January 30, 2018 Arun Gandhi, the Indian leader’s grandson, says his relative would be ‘most unhappy’ about resurgence of Hindu nationalism 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
German Carmakers Under Fire for Tests on Humans, Monkeys by AFP January 30, 2018 by AFP January 30, 2018 Volkswagen, Daimler, BMW co-funded study that measured effects of nitrogen oxide inhalation on healthy human beings 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
‘Disturbingly High’ Rates of Diabetes in India by AFP January 30, 2018 by AFP January 30, 2018 New study finds around 25 percent of Indians have high blood pressure and just over 6 percent of population has diabetes 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
The Unwanted by AFP January 30, 2018 by AFP January 30, 2018 Indian government’s economic survey report says there are an estimated 21 million ‘unwanted’ girls in the country 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
China Tightens Screws on Social Media by AFP January 29, 2018 by AFP January 29, 2018 Beijing is intensifying oversight of online content, punishing users and platforms who don’t toe its line 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
French Climber Saved on Nanga Parbat by AFP January 29, 2018 by AFP January 29, 2018 Search called off for second missing mountaineer due to weather, higher altitude putting lives of rescuers at risk 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Trump Urges ‘Decisive Action’ on Taliban After Kabul Bombing by AFP January 29, 2018 by AFP January 29, 2018 U.S. president says ‘all countries’ must unite to dismantle group’s terrorist infrastructure 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Pakistani Peacekeeper Killed in DR Congo by AFP January 29, 2018 by AFP January 29, 2018 United Nations spokesman says ‘members of armed group’ killed the soldier following an ambush 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail