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KABUL: Afghan security forces will soon take over responsibility for the whole of the country, officials said yesterday, a major milestone as the NATO-led war effort win

BOGOTA: Colombian police staged a raid in northern La Guajira province early yesterday and rescued two Spanish tourists held captive by an unidentified group for nearly

The United Nations forecast yesterday that the world’s population will increase from 7.2 billion today to 8.1 billion in 2025, with most growth in developing countries and more than half in A

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's former military leader Pervez Musharraf has been formally arrested on suspicion of murder despite winning bail in two other cases dating back to his 1999-2008 rule, a lawy

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine ex-president Carlos Menem was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for organizing contraband arms shipments to Croatia and Ecuador during his tenure.

KABUL: The NATO commander in Afghanistan warned yesterday that gains secured in 12 years of fighting could be lost if donor nations cut back support when troops leave next year.

MANILA: Fishermen and rescue workers hauled dozens of people out of the sea after a ferry sank in the central Philippines yesterday, but at least two passengers drowned, authorities said.

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron shrugs off speculation over challenges to his leadership of Britain’s Conservative Party, saying he’s surrounded by “talented people” an

GOMA, Congo: A rebel group in Congo that succeeded in overrunning and briefly holding one of the largest cities in the country's east is now accusing the Congolese government of refusing to neg

BRUSSELS: The United States has agreed to share information with the European Union about its huge Internet and phone surveillance program, a senior EU official said Friday.