Biden defends decision to end Afghan military operation
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) US President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw military forces from Afghanistan, saying…
Spanish ministers clash over campaign to eat less meat
A Spanish minister has been roasted by members of his own coalition government over his efforts to reduce meat consumption…
Jovenel Moïse: Foreign hit squad killed Haiti’s president, police say
Jovenel Moise assassination A hit squad composed mostly of retired Colombian soldiers assassinated Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse earlier this…
Jovenel Moïse: Police kill four after Haiti’s president assassinated
Four people suspected of assassinating Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse have been killed in a shootout with the security forces, police…
Jacob Zuma: South Africa’s former president hands himself over to police
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has handed himself in to police to begin serving a 15-month jail sentence for…
Pew survey: India is neither a melting pot nor a salad bowl
Soutik Biswas India correspondent For long, societies have been described as melting pots and salad bowls. The first encourage…
Gates Foundation agrees break-up back-up plan
The Gates Foundation has outlined back-up plans in case its co-chairs cannot work together in the wake of their divorce.…
Dilip Kumar: Legendary Indian actor dies at 98
Dilip Kumar, one of India’s earliest and most famous film actors, has died in Mumbai at the age of 98.…
Afghanistan withdrawal stokes fears of al-Qaeda comeback
By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent Western intelligence chiefs are worried. They have good reason to be. The hurried departure…
US left Bagram Airbase at night with no notice, Afghan commander says
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) The US military left Bagram Airfield – its key base in Afghanistan – in the…