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Taliban attack NATO supplies in Afghan east, destroy dozens of trucks

Taliban attack NATO supplies in Afghan east, destroy dozens of trucks

Last Updated: Thursday, June 19, 2014, 13:23

Four Taliban militants struck a NATO post in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Thursday, destroying dozens of trucks and sparking a gun battle with polices, Afghan officials said.

Taliban attack US base near Pakistan border

Last Updated: Thursday, June 19, 2014, 12:09

At least three Taliban militants were killed and one injured when a US forces` supply base in Afghanistan was attacked by the gunmen, an official said.

Pakistan female singer shot dead

Last Updated: Thursday, June 19, 2014, 12:06

Unknown gunmen shot dead a popular female singer in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar in the latest attack against women artists, officials said Thursday.

Japan to help Bhutan brush up `happiness` census

Last Updated: Thursday, June 19, 2014, 12:03

Unlike other countries` focus on gross domestic product, Bhutan determines how well it is working by plotting "Gross National Happiness", or GNH.

`Condoleezza Rice brought world`s largest and oldest democracies together`

Last Updated: Thursday, June 19, 2014, 05:47

Former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, played a key role in bringing the world`s largest democracy, India, and the oldest democracy, the US, "together", a top American diplomat has said.

Pakistan eases curfew as bigger offensive looms

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 23:30

Pakistan eased a curfew in a tribal area Wednesday to allow civilians to flee a major offensive against the Taliban, signalling a likely escalation in the campaign as the US hit the militants with drone strikes.

Pak condemns US drone attack that kills 6

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 22:40

Pakistan condemned today`s US drone attack in the North Waziristan tribal region that killed six people.

`War on terror should have hit sanctuaries beyond Afghanistan`

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 21:30

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said the US-led "war on terror" after 9/11 should not have been fought in his country but in "sanctuaries beyond our borders", a clear indication to Pakistan which has been repeatedly accused of harbouring the Taliban and al-Qaeda.

Afghan election in peril over Abdullah`s fraud claims

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 20:43

Afghan presidential election candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday demanded a halt to vote-counting over fraud allegations, taking the country to the brink of a political crisis during its first democratic transfer of power.

Sri Lanka parliament rejects UN war probe

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 20:42

Sri Lanka`s parliament Wednesday rejected a UN-mandated investigation into alleged war crimes while crushing separatist Tamil rebels five years ago.