
AFGHANISTAN
Afghan delegation in Pakistan over attacks
A high-level Afghan delegation is in Islamabad for talks on broader action against the Taliban militants following recent bombings in Kabul.

A high-level Afghan delegation is in Islamabad for talks on broader action against the Taliban militants following recent bombings in Kabul.

The Chilcot inquiry is facing legal action for failing to provide a timetable for the report.

Moscow adds more countries to the Russian food embargo import list.

Jimmy Carter says recent liver surgery revealed that he has cancer that has spread to other parts of his body.

Turkey’s prime minister says coalition talks with the leader of the main opposition party have failed.

The Indian government has asked the country’s refiners to prepare $1.4 billion for payment to Iran in an outstanding oil debt, media reports from New Delhi say.

Germany says Kurdish forces in Iraq have come under a chemical attack by Daesh (ISIL).

The head of Myanmar’s ruling party is removed from office ahead of the country’s general elections.

The majority of respondents to a Press TV poll believe that Iran’s nuclear agreement will be violated by the US and its allies.

An Indian company claims it has been given assurances by Iranian energy officials to be allowed back to a large gas field in the Persian Gulf.

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed a law on Wednesday to ban police from using excessive force.

Syrian government troops repel another attack by Takfiri terrorists.

The death toll from a series of explosions in China has risen to 50, authorities say.

China devalues the yuan for the third straight day, raising new fears that the measure could bring a fresh wave of price weakness to the West and trigger a currency war.

Iran’s top nuclear official says the country will continue research and development (R&D) activities in the field of nuclear energy.

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif says terrorism and extremism know no border, urging collective regional measures to fight the two phenomena.

Senator Bernie Sanders has surged to a lead over Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, a new poll shows.

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood calls for peaceful protests on the second anniversary of Rabaa and Nahda killings.