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Afghan Mujahedeen's Hekmatyar running for president

A former leader of Afghanistan’s Mujahedeen on Saturday threw his hat into the ring for April presidential elections in the war-ravaged country. Announcing his candidacy, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of the Hezb-e-Islami party, sharply criticized the current Kabul government and vowed to...

Real progress needed at Trump-Kim II: analysts

The planned second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un needs to make tangible progress on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons if it is to avoid being dismissed as "reality TV", analysts say. Their summit in Singapore in June was undoubtedly historic, the...

UN chief backs Turkey's legitimate security concerns

Turkey has justifiable security interests in northeastern Syria, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Friday amid calls for a buffer zone the area. Guterres said any solution must take into account Syria's territorial integrity, the "legitimate security concerns" of Turkey, and...

Colombia: Armed rebel group member behind terror attack

The terrorist, who killed dozens of policemen in an attack in Colombia, is a member of an armed rebel left-wing organization in the country, officials said Friday. The latest information on Thursday's terror attack was shared at a press meeting at the Presidential Palace Casa de Narino,...