Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf was rushed to hospital after feeling ill on his way to court for a hearing in his high treason case, a police official has said.

A suicide attacker detonated explosives inside a mosque in the southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar today, killing just himself and causing no other casualties.

THREE Afghans released after months of captivity at a US military base in Cuba yesterday said they were chained during interrogations but generally treated well

Three Afghans released after months of captivity at a US military base in Cuba today said they were chained up during frequent interrogations but generally treated well by their American captors.

Kabul’s markets opened as usual today, just hours after the US military strikes, as people emerged from their homes to survey the effects.