Pakistan�s North Waziristan comes under rocket attack from Afghanistan

At least 15 mortar shells fired from eastern Afghanistan landed in North Waziristan Agency on Saturday, Pakistani security officials claimed on Sunday. The officials quoted by local media agencies said the mortar shells were fired from eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan. The mortar shells fell...

North Korea: We need capable army to beat US

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says his country requires an army powerful enough to defeat the United States in any possible confrontation. Kim’s remarks to North Korea’s Central Military Commission, reported on Sunday, come one day after US President Barack Obama warned Pyongyang...

Iraq set to hold general elections on Wednesday

Iraqis are set to go to polls on April 30 amid bomb attacks carried out by al-Qaeda-linked militants to disrupt the elections. Most Iraqis will have to vote on Wednesday, but the security forces will cast their ballots two days earlier in order to be free to guard polling stations on the election...

Afghanistan presidential election goes to run-off

Official results from Afghanistan’s presidential election show that former foreign minister, Abdullah Abdullah, has narrowly missed victory and will face a run-off vote with economist, Ashraf Ghani. The Chairman of Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission, Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani,...

5 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash

At least five service members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (IASF) died following a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan on Saturday. International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) following a statement said, “Five International Security Assistance Force service...

Flash floods leave over 100 people dead in Afghanistan

Flash floods have left over 100 people dead in northern and western Afghanistan, the government officials said Friday. Dozens of others were missing and hundreds of homes were also damaged as flash floods swept through northern Jawzjan, Sar-e-Pul, Faryab and Badghis provinces. Provincial police...

Daily Mirror:
British women fighting in Syria

Hundreds of Britons are thought to have gone to Syria over the last few years to join arms in the bloody battle against the Syrian government. UK police made an unprecedented appeal calling on Muslim women to urge their relatives not to join the conflict following a number of deaths of British men on...

Abdullah maintains lead in Afghanistan presidential race

Afghanistan's former foreign minister, Abdullah Abdullah, maintains the lead in the country’s presidential election.Chairman of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani on Thursday announced the latest results during a press briefing in Kabul.  According...

Russia responds to Ukraine with military drills

Russia holds military drills near the Ukrainian border as a response to Kiev's using armed forces against pro-Russian protestors and NATO’s recent European exercises.Russia’s military drills came after President Vladimir Putin accused Kiev of using armed forces against protesters...

Brazil hosts Internet governance conference

A conference on Internet governance is set to start in Brazil in the wake of revelations about global spying activities by the United States. Representatives from around the world will attend the two-day NETMundial summit, which begins in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo on Wednesday. They...

Shooting in Kabul hospital leaves 3 foreigners dead

According to reports, a number of foreigners have been killed or injured following a gun attack in capital Kabul early Thursday. The incident reportedly took place inside Cure hospital in Dar-ul-Aman area of Kabul city around 9:30 am local time, leaving 3 foreigners dead and another one injured. The...

Afghanistan election results delayed over fraud investigations

Afghanistan’s election commission has delayed the results of the April 5 presidential elections for two days because of fraud investigations, officials say. Independent Election Commission (IEC) director Ziaulhaq Amarkhil said on Wednesday that the results would be delayed until at least...

Mourinho, Guardiola, Ancelotti: Who Is Most Successful Coach of Champions League Era?

Three of the tournament's best-ever bosses have the chance to win their third trophy this season and eclipse the record of the great Sir Alex Ferguson. Three of the greatest Champions League coaches of all time go head-to-head this week as the semi-finals get underway, Goal reported. Pep Guardiola,...

51 Days to Go: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

With 51 goals in 123 appearances for the national team, Thierry Henry is France’s all-time leading scorer. Previous record-holders such as Michel Platini (41) and Just Fontaine (30) were left in the former Arsenal striker’s wake as he racked up the goals during a 13-year international...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez commemorated in Mexico, Colombia

Mexico and Colombia have held public memorial ceremonies for the late Nobel award-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Mexico bid farewell to its late artistic icon "Gabo" (Marquez’s nickname) during a ceremony held on Monday, April 21. Many people gathered in Mexico’s Fine Arts...

Pistachios to fuel eco-friendly city in Turkey

Turkey is going to use pistachios as a new form of energy to fuel an eco-friendly city due to be established in the southeastern part of the country. "We are planning to obtain biogas, a kind of renewable energy, from burning pistachio shells," said Seda Muftuoglu Gulec, a green building expert...

University of Tehran Researchers Invent Non-Enzyme Sensor to Detect Blood Sugar

Iranian researchers at University of Tehran produced a very highly sensitive sensor to measure the amount of blood sugar. The newly-invented sensor has applications in foodstuff and medical industries to measure the concentration of glucose in samples. Carbon nanotubes/iron oxide nanoparticles have...

Immunity in Preemies: Study On Gut Microbes

Mothers give a newborn baby a gift of germs -- germs that help to kick-start the infant's immune system. But antibiotics, used to fend off infection, may paradoxically interrupt a newborn's own immune responses, leaving already-vulnerable premature babies more susceptible to dangerous pathogens. A...

Spinal Cord Damage May Be Fixed with New Therapies

These findings suggest future therapies could help repair nerve damage after people suffer spinal cord injury or brain trauma, researchers said. Damage to the central nervous system — the brain and spinal cord — is currently irreparable. This often leaves those who suffer from spinal...

5 Habits of Emotionally Intelligent People

Here are five practices that people with high EQs use to achieve success at both work and in their personal lives: 1. Follow actions, not words. When I hire someone, I don’t pay much attention to lip service about accountability or hard work. Instead, I screen for a solid track record —...

15 Things Successful People Do on Monday Mornings

“Because you’ve stepped away for a couple days, these back-to-work mornings are the most memorable for the rest of the week,” says Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your...

NAI, Civil Society and Human rights commission urge Karzai to sign access to information draft law

Media watch, Civil Society and Human Rights Commission urged president Karzai to sign the access to information draft law. They say the prepared draft law should be signed before the MPs go to winter break. Sediqullah Tawhidi, Director of Independent Media Watch during a press conference said, “access...

Arghawan Festival Held in Parwan Province

On Monday a number of writers, poets, intellectuals, and men of culture gathered at Gul Ghondi Hill in northern Parwan province to celebrate the Arghawan festival. Every spring, the cultural dignitaries celebrate with special zeal by writing poems and performing about the ancient festival. The participants...

Manchester United sacks David Moyes

Manchester United sacked Moyes just 10 months after he succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson, who had himself chosen Moyes to replace him. Veteran midfielder Ryan Giggs has been appointed interim manager of Manchester United following the sacking of  Moyes. ‘‘Following the departure of David...

Google working on futuristic modular smartphone

Google is working on a modular smartphone, which enables users to upgrade the device themselves and promises a lengthy lifespan. Dubbed Project Ara, the hardware is the brainchild of Google's Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP). The device is meant as an infinitely customizable...

Wirelessly chargeable smartphones in offing

The concept of using wireless technology to charge up smartphones is attracting more takers, with the notion using already-existing technology as a platform. Such means of powering up the smartphone would require one to place the device on a charging station -- a way of charging already used...

Eyes on skies for better Internet access

Tech giants are attempting at transmitting Internet signals to remote parts of the world using aircraft deployed in atmospheric space. The course of action could draw upon drones, satellites, high-altitude balloons, blimps or other flying machines. With this end in sight, Google acquired Titan Aerospace...

Afghan election commission releases 49.67 percent of vote results

The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) announced the second partial vote results on Sunday evening. IEC announced 49.67 percent of the votes counted so far which is equivalent to 3,456,910 votes that puts Dr. Abdullah Abdullah once again in the lead. Abdullah secured 44.4 percent...

Explosion injure six government employees in Kabul city

An explosion took place in the 8th district of Kabul city early Sunday morning, leaving at least six government employees injured. Kabul police spokesman, Hashmatullah Stanekzai said the incident took place after a magnetic bomb planted under the vehicle of agriculture ministry employees went...

Karzai:
US must quickly close prison in Kandahar

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has issued a decree for the quick closure of a US prison located at Kandahar Airfield in the troubled southern province of Kandahar in Afghanistan. Foreign-run prisons have been a source of tension between Washington and Kabul since 2012, with infamous cases of torture...