Even as the Afghan government announced a three-month-long ceasefire in view of the Eid-ul-Azha festival, Taliban militants reportedly abducted almost 170 people in Kunduz on Monday, prompting government forces to launch an offensive to free the abductees. Security forces in Afghanistan have reportedly rescued at least 149 people, including women ...
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok Sunday, sending people fleeing into the streets just two weeks after a quake which killed more than 460 people. The quake was centered west-southwest of Belanting town in East Lombok, the US Geological Survey said, at a relatively shallow depth ...
