The global death toll from the new coronavirus epidemic surpassed 3,000 Monday after dozens more died at its epicentre in China and cases soared around the world, with a second fatality on U.S. soil. The virus has now infected more than 89,000 people and spread to over 60 countries...

Any reservations Afghanistan has with Islamabad should be resolved bilaterally rather than involving the United States, Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Sunday, in reference to part of a joint U.S.-Afghan declaration on peace efforts. The declaration was announced on Saturday by Afghan...

A resounding victory in South Carolina has thrust Joe Biden back into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, but that could all change in two days when voters go to the polls in 14 "Super Tuesday" states. With 48 percent of the vote in South Carolina, the former vice president...

The government of Afghanistan has made no commitment to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners as stated in a pact signed between the United States and Taliban Islamic militants, President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday. The Taliban demand for the release of its prisoners from Afghan jails cannot be a...