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Beijing :The “peace disease” has infected every corner of the Chinese military, and there are doubts over the fighting capabilities of the world’s largest military. This has been said not by some

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban have again rejected an offer for peace talks with the government in Kabul. Today’s statement by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the militants “are not interested in talks

WASHINGTON: The establishment of civilian rule and the democratic transfer of power in Pakistan is one of the country’s great achievements and Washington would like to see this process succeed, says the

Tehran: Iran said on Saturday it executed eight people convicted in the 2017 Islamic State group attack on parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran. The June 7, 2017

VIENNA: Iran’s remaining partners in the 2015 nuclear deal vowed on Friday to keep the energy exporter plugged into the global economy despite the US withdrawal and sanctions threat. Tehran’s top diplomat

Ottawa:The woman who accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 18 years ago of groping her says she stands by her account. She released a statement on Friday to CBC News, her first

Islamabad:Embattled former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif said the accountability court should delay its verdict in a corruption case against him till he returns to the country, emphasising that he was not

Kathmandu:The evacuation of Indian pilgrims stranded in remote Simikot town of Nepal while returning from the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra, was in its last stages , with around 550 people waiting to be moved

New Delhi:Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said that it is critical that India find ways to bypass American sanctions against Russia, given that Russian-origin weaponry is in widespread use in the

BEIRUT: Rebels in Syria’s battered south are returning to talks with government ally Russia, an opposition spokesman said, after nearly a full day of unprecedented bombing on their positions. The intense Syrian