Karzai nominates key cabinet positions

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has nominated seven people to fill posts in his cabinet including a replacement for the powerful position of inte

— cautions about Afghan mineral windfall

KABUL: Afghanistan’s stunning untapped mineral wealth could prove to be a curse rather than a blessing for the war-ravaged country if it is not manage

Nato soldier killed in Afghanistan

KABUL: A foreign soldier was killed in a Taliban-style bomb attack in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, Nato said. The death pushes the toll am

Blast shakes Kabul as Mike Mullen visits

KABUL: The Afghan capital was rocked Saturday by an accidental blast as Washington’s military chief promised business as usual despite the sacking of

Somaliland votes under tight security

HARGEISA, Somalia: The self-proclaimed state of Somaliland voted for a new president Saturday in a poll threatened by insurgents but seen by many vot

UK to introduce cap on non-EU migrants

LONDON: Britain will begin capping the number of non-European Union migrants coming into the country to live and work for the first time next month, a

Cheney hospitalised

WASHINGTON: Former US vice president Dick Cheney, who has had a long history of heart problems, remained in hospital on Saturday after he checked in w

Anwar seeks critical US eye on Malaysia

WASHINGTON: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who faces a return to prison on controversial sodomy charges, is asking the United States to te

Death toll in flood-stricken south China nears 400

BEIJING: Workers struggled to repair a broken dyke in south China where persistent heavy rains and devastating floods have so far left at least 379 pe

US, Russia mark improved ties but still face pitfalls

The Obama administration and Russia have put a modern and friendly gloss to ties that have made genuine progress since the 2008 war in Georgia, but th

‘Israeli blockade of Gaza Strip not sustainable’

TORONTO, Canada/ RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip is “not sustainable” in its current form and must be changed t

Palestinians unveil new law

RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday unveiled a new law to combat corruption, part of plans to create the institutions of a futur