KANDAHAR: At least 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when militants attacked their army base in the southern province of Kandahar, the defence ministry said Tuesday, in the latest attack on Western-backed forces, reports AFP.The assault in Shah Wali Kot district late Monday came just a day after 20 Afghan…

LONDON: The suicide attack on a Manchester pop concert has sparked criticism about security, but experts said it highlighted the daunting task authorities face in neutralising those bent on destruction, reports AFP. Police confirmed Tuesday that youngsters were among the 22 victims killed when a suspected…

KATHMANDU: Spanish mountaineer Kilian Jornet has set a record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest without fixed ropes or supplementary oxygen, climbing the world's highest peak in just 26 hours, his team said Tuesday, reports AFP. Jornet scaled Everest's north face, starting from the base…

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Monday vowed to push all countries to tighten sanctions against North Korea as it prepared for a closed-door meeting called in response to the latest missile launch, reports AFP .In a unanimous statement backed by the North's ally China, the council strongly…

Seoul: Former President Park Geun-hye denied corruption charges Tuesday at the start of a criminal trial that could potentially send South Korea's…

NEW DELHI: India's army has commended an officer accused of tying a Kashmiri man to a jeep and using him as a human shield, media reports said, sparking strong criticism, reports AFP. Video footage showing Farooq Ahmad Dar bound to the front of an army jeep as it led a convoy in Indian-administered…

BANDA ACEH: Two Indonesian men were caned Tuesday in front of a jeering crowd as a punishment for gay sex, in a first for the Muslim-majority country where there is mounting hostility towards the small LGBT community, reports AFP. The pair received 83 strokes of the cane each after being found guilty…