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Disputed Afghan election to be recounted in full

Last Updated: Sunday, July 13, 2014, 15:27

US State Secretary John Kerry convinced Afghanistan`s feuding presidential candidates on Saturday to agree to a total recount of last month`s presidential election, which has threatened to split the country along ethnic lines.

77 militants killed within day in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Sunday, July 13, 2014, 15:22

At least 77 Taliban militants were killed in army operations in Afghanistan since early Saturday, defence ministry said Sunday.

Sri Lanka keen on home-grown solution to ethnic problem

Last Updated: Saturday, July 12, 2014, 21:40

Sri Lanka has sought India`s assistance to reach a consensus among political parties on a home-grown solution to the reconciliation process of all ethnic minorities, including Tamils.

John Kerry pushes plan to `clean up` disputed Afghan vote

Last Updated: Saturday, July 12, 2014, 19:44

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday held a second day of talks with Afghanistan`s feuding presidential hopefuls, seeking a deal to "clean up the tally" after disputed elections.

13 Pakistani militants killed in North Waziristan air strikes

Last Updated: Saturday, July 12, 2014, 19:20

At least 13 militants were killed in air strikes on their hideouts in the ongoing military operation in Pakistan`s North Waziristan tribal region, the military said.

Roadside bomb kills eight Afghan civilians: official

Last Updated: Saturday, July 12, 2014, 16:00

A roadside bomb killed eight civilians travelling in a vehicle in a volatile district of southern Afghanistan today, officials said, days after the UN reported a surge in civilian casualties in the country.

Suicide bombers` training den in North Waziristan unearthed

Last Updated: Saturday, July 12, 2014, 14:44

A key facility run by Afghan militant group Haqqani network for training the suicide bombers has been unearthed in Pakistan`s troubled North Waziristan tribal region, a media report said today.

Kerry meeting again with Afghan candidates

Last Updated: Saturday, July 12, 2014, 12:21

US Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with rival Afghan presidential candidates for a second day as the United States struggles to find a path out of the crisis enveloping the nation`s elections.

Sri Lankan Muslim leader warns of radicalisation after clashes

Last Updated: Saturday, July 12, 2014, 02:24

Sri Lanka`s Muslim minority could become radicalised and turn to foreign Islamic groups for support because of violent attacks on them by Buddhist hardliners, the island nation`s main Muslim leader and justice minister said on Friday.

Musharraf resigned under deal to give him safe passage: Gilani

Last Updated: Friday, July 11, 2014, 23:32

Former Pakistan prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani claimed that the current government was violating a deal under which Pervez Musharraf tendered his resignation from the president`s office in exchange for a safe passage.