Afghanistan waits for Taliban response to truce offer
KABUL: Afghanistan was waiting Monday for a Taliban response to President Ashraf Ghani’s proposal of a three-month ceasefire, an offer…
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Muslim pilgrims climb Mount Arafat for peak of hajj
MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia: Muslim pilgrims on Monday began ascending Mount Arafat for the climax of the annual hajj which…
Tears as North and South Koreans meet after decades
SEOUL: With tears and cries, dozens of elderly and frail South and North Korean family members met on Monday…
Pregnant New Zealand minister cycles to delivery ward
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter has taken the cycle of life to a whole new…
Rain abates in Kerala, fears of disease in camps
KOCHI, India: A deluge in India’s flood-stricken southwestern state of Kerala finally let up yesterday, giving some respite for thousands…
More than two million Muslims begin haj pilgrimage
MECCA, Saudi Arabia: More than two million Muslims from around the globe yesterday started the haj pilgrimage at Islam’s holiest sites…
Erdogan vows Turkey will not be cowed by US
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Saturday that his country would not be cowed by the United States, his…
Hundreds protest Mali election results marred by fraud claims
BAMAKO: More than a thousand supporters of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse gathered in the capital Bamako on Saturday after…