The Taliban are already in a financial bind since they returned to power 20 years after their ouster, as major aid donors halted their support for Afghanistan.
A new book has claimed that a Pakistani nameArif Naqvi fooled billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates of around USD 100 million. Naqvi was once the head of private equity firm The Abraaj Group and he used to make money for investors while doing good for the world ... But Simon Clark and Will Louch wrote in their new book, “The Key Man ... .
Taiwan's foreign minister accused China on Saturday of wanting to "emulate" the Taliban, saying the island that Beijing claims as sovereign Chinese territory did not wish to be subject to communism or crimes against humanity ... Writing on Twitter in response to the U.S ...The StandardChannel. IOSAndroid. IOS Android. More>> ... arms sales ... .
By Conor Skelding - A one-year-old in Russia survived three nights alone in a forest full of wolves and bears, according to reports. Lyuda Kuzina had somehow walked away from her mother earlier this week as she played in the family’s garden in Obninsk, Smolensk, according to The Sun. .
Hurricane Grace swept onto Mexico’s Gulf coast as a major Category 3 storm and moved inland Saturday, drenching coastal and inland areas in its second landfall in the country in two days. At least eight people died, authorities said ...Garcia said 330,000 people lost power in the storm but it was gradually being restored. The U.S ... Tags. Mexico ... .
Le mollah Abdul Ghani Baradar dirigeait le bureau politique des talibans depuis le Qatar. Pour les nouveaux maîtres de l’Afghanistan, l’heure est à la préparation d’un gouvernement ... .
Hurricane Grace slammed into Mexico for a second time early Saturday as a major Category Three storm, threatening to bring significant flooding and mudslides, US forecasters said ... Category Three is the third highest of five levels on the Saffir-Simpson scale ... Authorities closed most highways in Veracruz, which is crossed by numerous rivers ... ....
KABUL/WASHINGTON--Chaos around the Kabul airport was so bad this week that the U.S. military was forced to use three helicopters to transport 169 Americans into the complex from a building just 200 meters (656 feet) away, the Pentagon said on Friday ... troops and the Islamic militants' swift takeover of the country ... "... U.S ... 31 U.S. deadline ... 11 attacks ... .