The Islamic Emirate, while governing Afghanistan, is also undergoing a journey of self-discovery. Afghan Taliban are unschooled in the art of governance and diplomacy; bedevilled with internal ...

Following a deadly ambush on a Pakistan convoy bringing supplies to Kurram, a region bordering Afghanistan, social media ...

Ahmad Habibzi pauses to pray at the top of the halfpipe hill on a mountain at the Yabuli Ski Resort in northeastern China.

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are closing in on the conclusion of their long-running border dispute. What does the prospect mean ...

In the Pacific, the Biden administration made a real effort to increase U.S. presence, opening embassies and announcing USAID ...

Then, in 334 BCE, he led his army into Asia to fulfil Philip’s ambition of conquering the Persian Empire — the largest in the ...

Since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021, the fundamentalist group has banned education for women and girls post-primary school. Women cannot go to parks, and beauty salons and ...

Night - Clear. Winds from NNW to N at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 22 °F (-5.6 °C). Sunny with a high of 38 °F (3.3 °C). Winds variable at 3 to 6 mph (4.8 to 9.7 kph). Sunny ...

In a move to comply with US President Donald Trump's order, Google is set to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on Google Maps in the US. This comes after the Trump administration’s ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Google Maps will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, Google said in an X post on ...

Afghanistan's humanitarian plan was only just over half funded in 2024, according to U.N. data, and aid officials have flagged fears this could fall further this year.

MANILA – The Philippine military said a “foreign power” could be attempting to map out the South-east Asian nation, following the arrest of a suspected Chinese spy last week and the recovery ...