Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Thursday met visiting US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, discussing the latest efforts for a political solution to the conflict in the country.


Afghan President meets US special envoy on peace process


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UN special envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths on Thursday said the warring parties in the Arab country had reached an agreement on the exchange of prisoners.


UN announces prisoner swap agreement as Yemen peace talks begin


India on Thursday strongly condemned a terrorist attack in the Iranian port city of Chabahar that killed at least two people.


India condemns terror attack in Iran


At least two people were killed and 28 injured in a suicide bombing at a police headquarters in Iran's southeastern port city of Chabahar on Thursday, officials said.


2 killed in suicide attack on Iran police headquarters


Peace talks between the Yemeni government delegation and Houthi rebels will begin on Thursday in Sweden aiming to end nearly four years of civil war in the Middle-Eastern country.


Yemen peace talks set to begin in Sweden


Security agencies have been put on high alert in Bathinda and Ferozepur districts of Punjab on Thursday following intelligence reports that Kashmiri terrorist Zakir Musa could be hiding in the area.


Kashmiri terrorist Zakir Musa hiding in Punjab, high alert sounded


The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATSS) on Wednesday made shocking revelations of the alleged role of various Hindu organisations in the Palghar arms haul case of August this year and the subsequent unveiling of a terror plot targeting several cities and rationalists in the state.


Palghar arms haul case: ATS chargesheet reveals role of Hindu groups in terror plot


Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday met US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad here and reaffirmed Islamabad's "abiding interest" in achieving lasting peace in war-torn Afghanistan.


Khan meets US special envoy, promises help for Afghan peace


Eight militants including a Taliban key commander were killed in an operation by Afghan security forces in the country's Faryab province on Wednesday, officials said.


Taliban key commander among 8 killed in Afghanistan


A team of French police officers along with one of their envoy has arrived here possibly to question a National Investigation Agency (NIA) undertrial, a Kerala intelligence official said on Wednesday.


2015 Paris attack: French team in Kochi to probe NIA undertrial


US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived here on Tuesday for meetings with Pakistan's political and military leadership seeking their cooperation in bringing the Afghan Taliban to peace talks.


US special envoy seeks Pakistan's help for Afghan peace


An Afghan boy who shot to fame for wearing a plastic shirt with soccer legend Lionel Messi's name and number and eventually meeting his icon in person is now homeless after being displaced by a Taliban offensive.


Messi's plastic shirt boy now homeless in Afghanistan


Yemen's Houthi rebel negotiators accompanied by visiting UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, left rebel-held capital Sana'a for Stockholm on Tuesday on a Kuwaiti plane to attend upcoming peace talks.


Yemen's Houthi delegation leaves for Stockholm peace talks


China on Tuesday hailed US President Donald Trump's appeal to Pakistan to play a role in ending the dragging Afghan war.


China hails Trump's outreach to Pakistan on Afghan peace


Polling for the 7th phase of Panchayat polls ended peacefully in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday under tight security arrangements.


Polling ends peacefully for 7th phase of Panchayat polls in J&K


Jharkhand will add the names of 20 Maoists to the bounty list, police said on Tuesday.


Jharkhand to add 20 Maoists to bounty list


Rome, Dec 4 (IANS/AKI) In countries such as Pakistan, courageous investigative journalists risk their lives for their profession as the case of slain Pakistani reporter Saleem Shahzad shows, said the editor of an Italian daily.


Journalist's murder highlights risks of reporting in Pakistan


US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived here on Tuesday for meetings with Pakistan's political and military leadership about bringing the Afghan Taliban to peace talks.


Afghan peace: US special envoy arrives in Islamabad


The brother of Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has been arrested here in relation to a fake terror "hit list", police said on Tuesday.


Australian cricketer's brother nabbed over terror charges


Pakistan said on Monday that US President Donald Trump has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan seeking Islamabad's assistance in the Afghan peace process.


Trump urges Pakistan to support Afghanistan peace talks


An anti-terrorism tribunal in Bangladesh on Monday began the formal trial in the Holey Artisan cafe attack in Dhaka in 2016 that killed 22 people, including foreign nationals.

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