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Taliban order members to enter Kabul: spokesman

The Taliban has ordered its fighters to enter the Afghan capital Kabul, a spokesman for the group said on Sunday.The statement by Zabihullah Mujahid came shortly after reports saying President Ashraf

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Most UK troops now out of Afghanistan: UK PM

Most British troops have been pulled out of Afghanistan, with the rest to come home shortly, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Thursday."All British troops assigned to NATO's mission

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Portland police arrest around 100 amid new wave of protests

Federal officers charge demonstrators outside the Mark Hatfield Federal Courthouse in Portland, Oregon, U.S., March 11, 2021. /CFP The police in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon arrested a

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Damage to fan blade in Boeing 777 engine consistent with metal fatigue

A preliminary assessment showed that damage to a fan blade in a Pratt Whitney engine that failed in Saturday's United Airlines Boeing 777-200 shortly after takeoff from Denveris consistent with metal

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U.S. orders extra inspection of Boeing 777s with certain engines

U.S. aviation regulators issued an emergency directive for increased inspections of Boeing 777 jets using the same type of engine involved in a Saturday incident in Denver.The regulatory moves involv

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Motorhome blast in Nashville considered 'intentional act'

01:32 A massive blast happened in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee. Police say a parked motorhome, or RV, exploded shortly after it broadcast a recorded warning. On Saturday, official

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Former Uruguay president dies at aged 80

01:45 FormerUruguaypresidentTabare Vazquez died on Sunday in Montevideo of cancer at the age of 80.Vazquez made history as the small Latin American nation's first elected leftist leade

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Armed man arrested near Canadian governor general residence

An armed man was arrested near the official residence of Canadian Governor General Julie Payette in Ottawa Thursday morning, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Po

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Firefighting helicopter crashes in South Korea with 7 on board

A firefighting helicopter with seven people on board crashed Friday into Mount Jiri in South Korea's southern region, leaving two people seriously injured.The helicopter crashed into the Cheonwangbon

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Urgent: U.S. stocks plunge after Fed slashes rates to near zero

U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Monday even after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate to just above zero and unveiled a huge program of bond-buying amid coronavirus fallout. The S

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Dow plunges 900 points at open

U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Monday. All three major indexes plunged more than 3 percent shortly after the opening bell, with the Dow shedding more 979 points, or 3.4 percent. The SP 500 an

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Ukrainian passenger plane with 180 aboard crashes after take-off from Iran airport

A Boeing 737 passenger plane belonging to Ukraine International Airlines with 180 aboard crashed shortly after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, Iran's Fars

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Ukrainian plane with 180 aboard crashes near Tehran

A Ukrainian Airlines passenger plane with 180 passengers and crew on board has crashed shortly after taking off from Imam Khomeini Airport in the Iranian capital of Teh

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Ukrainian plane with 180 aboard crashes near Tehran

A Ukrainian Airlines passenger plane with 180 passengers and crew on board has crashed shortly after taking off from Imam Khomeini Airport in the Iranian capital of Teh