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Georgia Secretary of State's office launches probe into Trump

The Georgia Secretary of State's office opened an investigation on Monday into former U.S. president Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election results, according to CNN and Reuters

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Pope Francis, ex Pope Benedict get COVID-19 vaccine: Vatican

Both Pope Francis and his predecessor, former Pope Benedict XVI, have received the coronavirus vaccine, the Vatican said on Thursday."I can confirm that as part of the vaccination program of the Vati

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Iran starts producing 20 pct-enriched uranium: Spokesman

Iran has started injecting uranium gas at its Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant as part of the process to enrich minerals to a purity of up to 20 percent, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei announced

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14 killed, 45 wounded in market place blasts in Afghanistan's Bamyan

At 14 civilians were killed and 45 others wounded after twin explosions hit a market place in Bamyan city, capital of Afghanistan's central Bamyan province, on Tuesday, a provincial government spokes

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Over a dozen killed, injured in car bomb blast in Afghanistan's Faryab

Over a dozen police and civilians were killed or injured as a car bomb exploded next to a police base in Almar district of northern Faryab province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Abdul Karim

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Iran prepares plan to settle Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: spokesman

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that Iran has prepared a plan to help settle the armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over

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Amazon, Apple face Italy antitrust probe over sale of Beats headphones

Italy's antitrust authority said on Wednesday it had opened an investigation into whether Apple and Amazon had engaged in anti-competitive cooperation in the sale of Apple products and Beats headp

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Two police officers killed in bomb blast in Somali capital

A huge blast in the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed two police officers and injured one other early Wednesday. The blast targeted a police vehicle that was on a routine patrol, police spokesman Dh

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Two police officers killed in bomb blast in Somali capital

A huge blast in the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed two police officers and injured one other early Wednesday. The blast targeted a police vehicle that was on a routine patrol, police spokesman Dh

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Yemen's Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi capital

Yemen's Houthi militia said they launched ballistic missile attack on Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Tuesday morning, the Houthi military spokesman said in a stateme

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Unknown gunmen shoot dead 5 gov't employees in Kabul

Unknown gunmen gunned down five employees of the Kabul Attorney General Office outside Kabul city on Monday, Kabul police spokesman Ferdous Faramarz said. According to

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Putin declines British invitation to take part in coronavirus summit: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to take part in an online summit on a possible coronavirus vaccine being organised by the British government this week, K

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China's economic, social fundamentals remain stable despite epidemic: spokesman

The fundamentals of China's economic and social development have remained stable despite unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, a spokesman for the annual sess

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Urgent: Afghan President Ghani, rival Abdullah ink deal to end political deadlock

Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah who also claimed victory in the presidential election, inked an agreement on Sunday to end a political deadlock, Presiden

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6 killed, 19 wounded as protest turns violent in western Afghanistan

At least six persons including two police were killed, and 19 others including 10 police sustained injuries as a protest demonstration turned violent in Afghanistan's western Ghor provincial capital

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U.S. cannot block Iran's emergency loan request from IMF: Iran gov't spokesman

The Iranian government spokesman said Monday the United States cannot obstruct Iran's request for an emergency loan from International Monetary Fund (IMF) to fight the

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Afghan forces overrun Taliban bastion, evict militants from district in Jawzjan province

Afghan forces overrun Taliban bastion in Kham Ab district of northern Jawzjan province, bringing to end the two years rule of the militants there on Saturday, provincial government spokesman Marouf A