Suicide blast at Kabul voter registration centre kills 48

An Islamic State suicide bomber killed 48 people and wounded 112 others on Sunday at a voter registration centre in Kabul, Afghan officials said. IMAGE: An Afghan security forces member stands......

Afghanistan: Cometh the Spring offensive?

The Taliban once again made their intentions clear on Sunday, with spectacular coordinated attacks which resulted in an 18-hour battle with forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and......

President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

'Block weapons sale to Pakistan'

Citing Islamabad's dismal proliferation record for conventional and nuclear weapons, Indian-Americans have asked their Senators to block the Bush administration's move to push through the sale of a......