A rare meeting between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan has been canceled just a day after India announced the talks would take place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in late September.
The foreign ministers of archrivals India and Pakistan will hold a rare meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York later this month, India’s Foreign Ministry said on September 20.
Members of the Shi’ite minorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan have commemorated Ashura, the holiest celebration in their religious calendar, amid heightened security measures against possible sectarian attacks.
The United States has once again named Iran as the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, accusing it of fueling conflicts and undermining governments throughout the Middle East.
Human Rights Watch warned that authorities were unjustly prosecuting and jailing people of possessing materials that were only deemed "extremist" after their arrests.
Two people were killed and one wounded in a shooting along Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan.
Iran has unveiled a fighter jet which it says is "100-percent" locally made.
Kyrgyzstan says it will set up a special police force to provide security for tourists who visit the Central Asian nation. The move follows examples set by neighboring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the death of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, saying he passed away from an illness on August 16 at the age of 93.
Spain's La Liga soccer division has announced a major deal with Facebook that will allow viewers in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Indian subcontinent to watch all of its games during the next three seasons for free on the social network.
Five people have died in a helicopter accident in eastern Tajikistan, including three Russian mountaineers and two Tajik members of the helicopter crew, officials say.
The bomber died in the attack and the Chinese workers suffered minor wounds, the official said on August 11.
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