There has been a large explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, followed by heavy gunfire. Afghan Channel One TV quoted police as saying a group of assailants had entered the Directorate of the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF). A guesthouse used by staff of the...

  Zaman Alwasl - Agencies:  ''Everyone knows well that Russia’s stance on a whole range of crucial issues is not opportunistic,'' the Russian top diplomat emphasized .   Sergy Lavrov, the Syrian foreign minister as the opposition used to call him lately, was...