NEW YORK - Stating that U.S. troops are floundering in Afghanistan without a purpose, an American strategic analyst said Monday that sending more soldiers won't help defeat the militants and lead to stabilization of the war-torn country. "Not one senior official, political or military, has ...

TEHRAN (AFP) - Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday endorsed Mahmoud Ahma-dinejad as president for a new four-year term, describing him as courageous but telling him to listen to his critics. In a sign of the escalating feud between rival political factions over Ahmadinejads hotly ...

PARIS (AFP) - France still supports reaching out to the Taliban in Afghanistan despite a surge in attacks ahead of the August 20 elections, Foreign Minister Bernard Koucher said in an interview Monday. Of course we must negotiate with the Taliban, at least with those who are ready to lay down their ...

THEREs nothing like plunging in headfirst if you enjoy high-adrenaline sports such as sky-diving. Which is just what this group of 108 daredevils did as they set about breaking a record in the skies above America. Hitting speeds of up to 180mph after they jumped from 18,000ft, they had 40 seconds ...

KARACHI - The Sindh government has finally fixed the issue price of wheat at Rs975-40kg, which to be released to flour mills and 'Chakies from this week, official sources told The Nation. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has already approved the summary of Provincial Food Department for ...