Taliban US envoy to return to Afghanistan, Qatar for peace talksAl JazeeraZalmay Khalilzad will travel to Afghanistan next week and then Qatar to resume negotiations aimed at ending war. The United States peace envoy will travel to Afghanistan next week and then Qatar to resume
Imran Khan Trump wants Pakistan to help 'extricate' US from AfghanistanAl JazeeraDonald Trump hints at possible restoration of $1.3bn US aid to Pakistan during his meeting with PM Imran Khan. US President Donald Trump has voiced optimism that Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan could
Kashmir Trump says Modi asked for US mediation on Kashmir, India deniesAl JazeeraThe US president, in meeting with Pakistan PM Imran Khan, says Narendra Modi asked for mediation, a claim India rejects. US President Donald Trump has said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked him
Pakistan Analysis: Can Trump-Khan talks improve US-Pakistan ties?Al Jazeera - Mike HannaDonald Trump and Imran Khan discuss counterterrorism, energy, and trade. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has met US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC. The meeting comes about a year after the
Chandrayaan-2 India's moon mission Chandrayaan-2 gets off the groundAl Jazeera - Laura WinterIndia's space programme has 'bounced back' in time for a second launch attempt. In the heat of the mid-afternoon sun, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft lifted off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan
Middle East UN nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano dies at 72Al JazeeraThe longtime Japanese diplomat held the IAEA's top job since December 2009. Yukiya Amano, the Japanese diplomat who led the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for a decade and was extensively involved
World News Pakistan's Shandur Polo Festival in gov't $31m tourism pushAl Jazeera - Rahul PathakThe Pakistani government pledges millions to region known as ‘roof of the world’ to encourage more foreign and local visitors. The Pakistani government has pledged tens of millions of dollars to help tourism
Myanmar ASEAN can no longer turn a blind-eye to Myanmar's atrocitiesAl Jazeera - Eric PaulsenASEAN has a responsibility to help facilitate a repatriation process that prioritises the well-being of the Rohingya. After fighters attacked security targets in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state on August
World News Pakistan's Khan to meet Trump with Afghan peace on agendaAl Jazeera - Asad HashimPakistani and US leaders to discuss peace in Afghanistan, defence, energy and trade ties in talks at the White House. Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan is due to hold key talks
Imran Khan IMF says Pakistan needs to mobilise tax revenue, cut debtAl JazeeraPakistan needs to bolster its slowing economy, strengthen its institutions and tackle inefficiencies say IMF officials. Pakistan needs to mobilise domestic tax revenue to ensure funds for social and development
Jalalabad 'It's something we use for fun': A new street drug in AfghanistanAl Jazeera - Ali M LatifiUsers describe why they are increasingly addicted to so-called Tablet-K pills, a drug that officials know little about. Names marked with an asterisk* have been changed to protect identities. Jalalabad,
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Several killed in twin attacks in Pakistan's Dera Ismail KhanAl Jazeera - Asad HashimGunmen first attack police post and suicide bomber later detonates explosives in northwestern town of Dera Ismail Khan. Islamabad, Pakistan - At least eight people have been killed and more than 30 wounded
Disability India's 2 million disabled children without schoolingAl JazeeraPolicing the law to protect disabled people is difficult with the stigma of disability so pervasive in society. Parents in India say disabled children are being left behind despite the introduction of
World News At least 10 civilians killed in Afghan security forces airstrikesAl JazeeraThe airstrikes in the western Badghis province also injured two other people, according to officials. At least 10 civilians, including women and children, have been killed in airstrikes by Afghan security
Credit Rating Rating agencies knew of stress at India's IL&FS: ReutersAl JazeeraAudit report seen by Reuters shows rating agencies gave favourable assessments of the lender before government takeover. Credit rating agencies for years assigned high ratings to India's Infrastructure
World News India's wildlife struggles to survive heavy monsoon rainsAl JazeeraAs swaths of Asia become flooded, endangered species are under threat. Spread across the floodplains of the Brahmaputra River, the Kaziranga National Park in India's Assam state is home to almost two-thirds
Floods Death toll rises as floods and landslides ravage parts of IndiaAl Jazeera - Bilal KuchayAt least 142 people have died in Indian states of Assam and Bihar since monsoon flooding began earlier this month. New Delhi/Assam, India - The death toll in India continues to rise after flooding and
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Historic election under way in Pakistani former tribal districtsAl Jazeera - Asad HashimMillions expected to vote in elections for the first time since Pakistani constitution was extended to region. Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistanis in the country's northwestern tribal districts are voting
Reserve Bank of India India looking to foreign lenders for loans to small businessesAl JazeeraIndia's own banking system may not be sufficiently strong to provide capital to enterprises in a range of sizes. The government of India is in talks with foreign lenders to provide as much as 1 trillion
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan’s ex-president barricades himself in at homeAl Jazeera - Stefanie DekkerAtambaev has been summoned several times to respond to questioning but has barricaded himself in his home instead. The former president of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev is refusing to obey yet another
World News 'Cow vigilantes' in India kill three on suspicion of theftAl JazeeraThree arrested in eastern state of Bihar after deadly lynching over suspected attempt to steal cattle, police say. A mob in an Indian village has beaten to death three men suspected of trying to steal
World News Indian man jailed for 10 years over British teen's rape, murderAl JazeeraSamson D'Souza handed maximum sentence for sexually assaulting and killing Scarlett Keeling on a Goa beach in 2008. A court in India has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for raping and killing a schoolgirl
Kashmir The rise of the machines: Kashmir's weavers fear for their futureAl Jazeera - Puja MehraMechanisation and competition from China and Iran are disrupting Kashmir's ancient crafts - and hurting livelihoods. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir - As he puts the finishing touches on a delicate,
Taliban Afghan clinics reopening days after Taliban forced closureAl JazeeraForty-two health facilities in Wardak province were closed after the Taliban threatened its staff to halt operations. A Swedish charity running health facilities in central Afghanistan has said that staff
World News Afghanistan: Kabul University hit by explosionAl JazeeraAt least six people have been killed and 27 wounded in blast; no claim of responsibility. At least six people have been killed after a bomb detonated near university premises in Afghanistan's capital Friday,
Taliban At least 11 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan police HQAl JazeeraNearly 90 others wounded as Taliban fighters detonate a car bomb outside the police headquarters in Kandahar city. At least 11 people have been killed and scores more wounded after the Taliban attacked
Imran Khan Pakistan's journalists vow to fight against increasing censorshipAl Jazeera - Imran KhanThree private news channels have been ordered off the air and 21 others have received notices of closure from the government. Pakistan's ruling party has claimed critical coverage in the media is not of
Floods India's monsoon floods kill dozens, displace thousandsAl Jazeera - Raheela MahomedAs tens of thousands became homeless, there’s growing concern about the lack of food and supplies. More than five million people have been affected by monsoon rains and flooding in northeast India as levels
World News Transnational crime boom a destabilising influence in SE Asia: UNAl Jazeera - Caleb QuinleyNew report details how criminal groups rake billions of dollars via drug trade, human trafficking and other activities. Bangkok, Thailand - Transnational organised crime is expanding "aggressively" in
