Monthly Archives: May 2018

Independent A gunman shot and killed five cricket players in Laghman province, Afghanistan, on Thursday. The Afghan authorities have said that the man on a motorcycle opened fire at the group of local cricketers in Alinghar distrcit while they were playing a game. A provincial spokesman, Sarhadii Zhouak, said the attacker then fled the scene. No one has yet come… Read more »

France 24 Renewed nuclear sanctions would certainly cause severe problems for Iran’s economy, but much of the damage has already been done by the uncertainty created by the US and myriad home-grown problems. It was awkward timing for the annual International Oil Show in Tehran this week, which opened just two days before US President Donald Trump was due to make his decision on… Read more »

France 24 Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Sunday, officials said, an incident likely to heighten political tensions ahead of general elections expected in late July. Junior interior minister Talal Chaudhry said Iqbal was hit by a bullet in his arm in the attack in Narowal district, his constituency in central Punjab province. “The minister… Read more »

France 24 Iran said it will hold talks with signatories to a nuclear deal after US President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to withdraw from the accord, which it branded “psychological warfare”. President Hassan Rouhani also said Iran could resume uranium enrichment “without limit” in response to Trump’s announcement. He said he would discuss Iran’s response with the other parties to the 2015 deal — Britain, France,… Read more »