Taliban still illegitimate rulers, say Afghan females activists

KABUL: The particular Taliban remain illegitimate rulers despite a declaration by thousands of male clerics promoting their hardline federal government, Afghan women activists said Sunday (Jul 3). The clerics pledged allegiance to the Taliban and its reclusive chief Saturday following a three-day meeting that did not address thorny issues suchContinue Reading

India landslide death toll rises to 37

GUWAHATI: The dying toll from a massive landslide in India hit thirty seven on Sunday (Jul 3), authorities mentioned, as rescue groups battled teeming rain to search for 25 others still missing 3 days later. A walls of mud and rock swamped the camp housing train construction workers plus membersContinue Reading

Indian landslide search enters third day with 25 dead

GUWAHATI:   The search for survivors buried under a landslide in India’s northeast entered its third day upon Saturday (Jul 2) with 25 bodies pulled from the rubble and nearly forty people still lacking. Protection forces and disaster relief teams ran against the clock to get any more survivors caughtContinue Reading