Russia could favour the easing of the sanctions of U.N imposed on the Afghanistan’s Taliban. According to Reuter reports, Russia has agreed to “show flexibility” regarding the potential slackening on the sanctions that were “imposed on Afghanistan's Taliban movement”. The said sanction was...

In an apparent bid to curb what they called violations in the treatment of captured females, Islamic State theologians have issued an extremely detailed ruling on when "owners" of women enslaved by the extremist group can have sex with them, reported the news agency Reuters.   A leading...

Iraqi troops, helped by an international coalition, are advancing towards I.S. held lands, to redeem the earth from their terror. Islamic State has been pushed to “last remaining” land limit under their control in the “city of Ramadi”, although Iraqi troops have been slowed by “bombs and booby...

While letting go for the requirement of technology firms to install security "backdoors" as initially planned, the new Chinese new anti-terrorism law allows the military to venture overseas on counter-terror operations. It also requires technology firms to help decrypt information for the security...

Severe flooding in the wake of heavy summer rains brought on by El Niño has forced more than 100,000 people have to evacuate from their homes in the bordering areas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina, authorities said on Saturday.   The worst affected country has been Paraguay and...

Troubled with bombs and booby traps that resulted in a slow pace, Iraqi army spokesperson said that the government troops have pushed deeper into the heart of the last remaining district held by Islamic State in the city of Ramadi.   Since Islamic State swept across a third of Iraq in 2014,...

It’s hard not to be emotional giving a cursory review to the outgoing year. 2015 proved to be one of the most dramatic in the recent history of humankind. Let's try to highlight some of the most interesting events on the eve of the coming year. Oil: why is it cheaper? During the past year, the...

Spain’s annual Christmas lottery brought real fortune for an unemployed Senegalese man who was rescued by the Spanish coastguard after making a risky journey from Morocco eight years ago on a packed wooden boat. The refugee won 400,000 euros ($437,000), according to the local media.  ...

There has been hectic information seeking by the Japanese government following reports that a Japanese freelance journalist is being held hostage in Syria and has been threatened with execution.   Yoshihide Suga, the Chief Cabinet Secretary informed of this on Thursday.   A countdown...