The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has voiced concern over the "rising" number of civilian casualties as a result of air strikes by the international coalition or the Afghan Air Force.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has opened the weeklong 73rd General Assembly by warning that the world is "suffering from a bad case of trust deficit disorder."
Pakistani human rights groups and unions for media workers have denounced a court order for the arrest of a correspondent at Dawn English-language newspaper following an interview critical of the country’s powerful military.
Some 2,000 Russia and Kyrgyz troops are getting ready to launch joint counterterrorism exercises in eastern Kyrgyzstan.
Russia will supply Syria with an S-300 ground-to-air missile system, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says, suggesting it would improve the country's defenses and help avert a repeat of the downing of a Russian warplane by Syrian forces a week ago.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned Norway's ambassador to protest the arrest of a Russian citizen outside Oslo on suspicion of spying.
Pope Francis has paid tribute to those who suffered and died in Lithuania during Soviet and Nazi occupations on the second day of his visit to the Baltic state.
Norwegian authorities say they have detained a Russian citizen on suspicion of illegal intelligence activities.
Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other major oil producers have agreed not to boost production despite U.S. President Donald Trump's calls for lower prices.
Seven Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a firefight after they raided militant hideouts in the mountains of North Waziristan near the Afghan border, the military says.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan denounced India’s decision to cancel rare talks with Islamabad just one day after New Delhi said they would take place on the sidelines of the upcoming UN General Assembly.
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