Pro-government forces pushed a fierce bid to recapture Syria's ancient city of Palmyra from jihadists on Thursday as Moscow hosted top US diplomat John Kerry for talks on the fraught peace process.
Afghan security forces killed a team of suicide bombers who targeted the Indian consulate in the eastern city of Jalalabad, following an attack in which at least six people were wounded, officials said.
Countries backing the Syria peace process were due to meet at 3 pm on Monday in Geneva as France demanded information about attacks in breach of a cessation of hostilities that came into force on Friday night.
At least 13 people, including nine civilians, were killed in a suicide bombing targeting Afghan police which was claimed by Taliban insurgents in a remote area northwest of Kabul.
Russia's envoy to the UN warned long-term ally President Bashar al-Assad over his vow to retake all of Syria, saying he faced dire consequences if he did not comply with Moscow over the peace process.
Four-way talks aimed at reviving dialogue between Kabul and the Afghan Taliban will be held in Islamabad on Monday, officials said, with Pakistani authorities set to unveil a list of insurgents ...
