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A woman detonated her explosives’ vest at a checkpoint in eastern Nangarhar province in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing her three children and an officer who stopped their suspicious-looking car, says an Afghan official. (Photo: AP)- Representational Image
- Saudi Arabia holds its first ever election open to female voters and candidates in a tentative step towards easing restrictions that are among the world’s tightest on women (Photo: AP)
- Germany's cabinet to introduce an identity card for refugees as it tries to better control the wave of migrants arriving from Syria, Afghanistan and other troubled spots (Photo: AP)
- The Swiss city of Geneva raised its alert level and said it was looking for suspects who, according to national officials, had possible links to terrorism (Photo: AP)
- Donald Trump may want to block all Muslims from entering the United States, but a Brooklyn comedy club is welcoming them into its shows free of charge. The club is aiming to make a serious statement about the Republican presidential hopeful’s
- Asylum seekers in Sweden have begun moving into the first tent camp set up for them, despite wintry temperatures as the country struggles to accommodate the large number of migrants arriving, a correspondent said (Photo: AFP)
- The six-month-old daughter of the Pakistani woman and her Pakistani-American husband who massacred 14 people in California is at the centre of a custody battle between their relatives and the state (Photo: AP)
- A Canadian school, branch of a female madrassa in Pakistan where California shooter studied, has suspended its classes for at least a day after a media report emerged that four of its girl students had joined Islamic State in Syria (Photo: AFP)
- California watchdog agency tasked with ensuring safety in the workplace confirmed it is investigating porn actor James Deen’s Production Company after allegations that the star of thousands of hard-core films sexually assaulted women on and off
- India hit back at developed countries that have been accusing it of refusing to yield ground on emissions and funding, saying they were not showing flexibility and posing roadblocks for a comprehensive climate deal in Paris, deadline for which was
- A US government agency report has warned that Islamic State has the ability to create fake Syrian passports, a federal official said
- The border blockade and disruptions in imports from India are leading to severe shortages of food and fuel and rise in prices of essential items in Nepal, the UN agency on food said, calling on all sides to allow free flow of food items across the
- Tanzanian President John Magufuli surprised onlookers when he walked out of State House to collect rubbish off the streets, after cancelling Independence Day celebrations for a national cleanup (Photo: AFP)
- Australia's foreign and environmental ministers said in a statement that the country has joined 32 others to oppose a Japanese whaling expedition that left last week to catch up to 333 minke whales in the Antarctic (Photo: AP )
- Philippines to receive 114 armored vehicles donated by the United States, officials said, thus boosting the poorly-equipped military's fight against various insurgent groups in the country (Photo: AP)
- Thailand’s crown prince led a mass cycling event in tribute to his father King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a rare public appearance for the prince amid anxiety over his ailing dad's health (Photo: AFP)
- Pakistan will privatise its national carrier by next July, a minister said following years of crushing losses and mismanagement that have battered the airline's reputation (Photo: AP)
- The death toll from a 27-hour Taliban siege of Kandahar airport has jumped to 50, the Afghan defence ministry said after a conference in Pakistan shored up international support for reviving peace talks (Photo: AFP)
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed the first large group of Syrian refugees at Toronto's Pearson International airport (Photo: AP)
- Pakistan successfully test-fired the medium-range Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile which can carry nuclear warheads within a range of 2,750 kms, the military said (Photo: Twitter)
A woman detonated her explosives’ vest at a checkpoint in eastern Nangarhar province in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing her three children and an officer who stopped their suspicious-looking car, says an Afghan official. (Photo: AP)
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