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Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah arrives for an interview in Kabul April 24, 2014. The Afghanistan presidential vote is poised to go to a run-off, the election chief said on Thursday, after the latest tally of ballots showed neither Abdullah Abdullah nor Ashraf Ghani securing an outright majority. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail (AFGHANISTAN – Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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Relatives of people who have gone missing in Pakistan’s restive province of Baluchistan hold up signs as they walk towards Islamabad, in Rawalpindi February 27, 2014. Relatives of rebels, activists and ordinary people who have gone missing in a lawless Pakistani province appealed to the United Nations for help on Thursday after a 2,300 km […]
Opinion: A Hero for All Iranians
President Rouhani was in the province of Sistan and Baluchistan in southeastern Iran on April 15. To the cheering crowds who met him, he proclaimed: “We don’t have second-class citizens; all Iranians are equal.” Rouhani thanked local Sunni and Shi’ite leaders and the...Caption:
In this undated photo provided by the office of the Iranian President, Hamid Aboutalebi, an Iranian diplomat, who was recently named as Iran’s ambassador at the United Nations, sits in his office in Tehran, Iran. Iran has no plans to name a new diplomat to the United Nations, its Foreign Ministry said Saturday April 12, […]
Opinion: Was he worth it?
Iran’s choice for its next ambassador to the United Nations in New York surprised the administration of US President Barack Obama. The nomination of Hamid Aboutalebi, a high-profile Iranian diplomat and advisor to President Hassan Rouahni, has caused such controversy...Caption:
TOPSHOTS An Afghan villager carries election materials over his shoulders as he hikes back to his village along a country road high in the mountains of Shutul District in northern Afghanistan on April 4, 2014. Afghans will vote on April 5 in the country’s third presidential election to choose a successor to Hamid Karzai, who […]
Opinion: Afghans Rise to the Challenge
Kabul—Today, after Kabul and most of the other major cities in Afghanistan turned into ghost towns over security concerns, Afghans are going to the polls to choose their next president. Despite the insecurity, it is hard to miss out on the opportunity to participate...Caption:
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (2nd L) shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry next to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (far L) and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (far R) after a statement on early November 24, 2013 in Geneva. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)