Afghan forces are trying to hold off a Taliban offensive that has effectively besieged the capital of Afghanistan’s largest province.
The family of a pregnant Afghan girl who was burned to death last month has held a funeral for her in Kabul.
A Syrian swimmer living in Germany is striving for Olympic glory -- but she and others on the Refugee Team competing in Rio hope they can achieve far more than mere medals. (Reuters/IOC/UNHCR)
Kyrgyzstan's Izzat Artykov and Kazakhstan's Karina Goricheva earned bronze medals in Rio Olympics men's and women's weightlifting contests, respectively, on August 9.
In the wake of one of this year’s most devastating attacks on civilians in Pakistan, critics and politicians are once again questioning Islamabad’s counterterrorism policies.
A dancing Usain Bolt, tears on the podium, and a bronze medal for Georgia. Here are some highlights from an eventful day three at the Rio Olympics.
A top Iranian security official says a January cash payment by the United States was unrelated to the landmark nuclear deal, as speculation continued to swirl around the timing of the transfer.
Forget about Turkey's EU-accession talks, which are on hold anyway. Forget about Turkey's membership in NATO, boasting the second-largest army in the alliance. Things in Turkey are not so cut and dry as to take cooperation as a sign of future unity.
The Taliban have cut off a major highway to Lashkar Gah, the besieged capital of the restive southern province of Helmand where insurgents claims to have made significant advances recently.
Dozens of people have been killed in a suicide attack at the main gate of a hospital in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta.
Majlinda Kelmendi made Olympic history by becoming Kosovo’s first athlete to win an Olympic medal, a gold in women’s judo.
At the age of 41, Uzbek-born gymnast Oksana Chusovitina is competing at the Olympics in Rio. It is a record seventh Summer Games for the elite athlete.
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