AFP, KHOST: A roadside bomb has killed five Afghan policemen on patrol in the eastern province of Paktia, officials said Sunday, the latest in a series of deadly insurgent attacks. The blast in Zurmat district in the troubled province bordering Pakistan hit a police vehicle Saturday evening and killed…

AGENCIES, KATHMANDU: Protests against the new Constitution in Nepal have intensified with one member of Sadbhavana Party even committing suicide. Nepal Police has also increased its presence along the border. Firing has started in Garur chowk of Rautahat district and one person has been killed in Birgunj.…

AFP, MUSCAT: Two Americans, three Saudis and a Briton were in Oman on Monday after being released from months of detention by Yemeni rebels as they joined new talks with the UN peace envoy. The six men were flown to the Omani capital Muscat with a rebel delegation attending the talks with envoy Ismail…

AFP, VIENNA: "Significant progress" has been made in a long-stalled probe into allegations that Iran sought to develop nuclear weapons in the past, the UN atomic watchdog head said Monday. "Significant progress has been achieved," International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano…

AFP, HAVANA: Pope Francis met Sunday with Fidel and Raul Castro, the brothers who have ruled Cuba since its 1959 revolution, after celebrating an outdoor…

Agencies, Washington: Scientists from 11 organizations have digitized a “tree of life,” a genetic map of 2.3 million named species of animals,…