Baghdad, Dec 26 (IANS) A senior Iraqi government official and head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) mission in Iraq discussed on Sunday NATO's support for Iraqi forces and ways to enhance stability in the region. Iraqi…

Mogadishu, Dec 26 (IANS) At least four security officers including their commander were killed in a roadside bomb blast on Sunday near a hospital in the west of the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials said. A security official, who declined…

Taluqan (Afghanistan), Dec 26 (IANS) Police have rounded up 20 people on the charge of involvement in criminal activities from the northern Takhar and neighbouring Kunduz provinces in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, Xinhua news agency…

Beni, Dec 26 (IANS) At least eight people have died in a suicide bomber explosion late on Saturday, in the middle of the Christmas celebration, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), said hospital sources on Sunday…

Kabul, Dec 26 (IANS) The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has said that they were yet to reach an agreement with Turkey and Qatar over the management of five airports in the war-torn nation, the media reported. The Ministry of…

Seoul, Dec 26 (IANS) South Korea's military on Sunday reported 31 additional Covid-19 cases, including 30 breakthrough infections, raising the total caseload among its personnel to 3,120. Of the new cases, 22 are from the Army, six from the…

Havana, Dec 26 (IANS) Cuba has welcomed the first cruise ship of its current high tourist season, which will run through March 2022. With 84 German tourists on board, the World Voyager ship docked at a port of Santiago de Cuba, the second…

Ramallah, Dec 26 (IANS) Hundreds of Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were injured during fierce clashes near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement that 247 Palestinian protesters…

Johannesburg, Dec 26 (IANS) Desmond Tutu, the world-famous South African Archbishop and also a Nobel Peace prize Laureate, has passed away at the age of 90. In a series of tweets on Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said: "The passing of…

Tripoli, Dec 26 (IANS) A number of roads in southern Tripoli have reopened after they were closed due to recent military mobilisation. Following the reopening of the roads, Ahmed Nooh, a local security official, expressed the hope that…