KABUL: The Taliban denied Saturday that leaders of the group fighting to overthrow the Afghan government had met with UN representatives to discuss bringing peace to Afghanistan. The Taliban issued a statement branding reports of a meeting with the UN’s outgoing special representative to Afghanistan, Kai Eide, in Dubai this month as “rumours” and “propaganda”.

Rajasthan: India Fuel Depot Fire 5 killed, A huge fire broke out at an Indian Oil Coporation (IOC) fuel depot in the outskirts of Jaipur, capital of the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, killing at least 5 and injuring nearly 115 people.

Israeli troops demolished Palestinians’ houses in Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque area and ousted them from there. Israeli officials said that the houses were constructed without permit while Philistines say that Israel wants to oust them forcefully by demolishing their houses