The Afghan government is examining claims that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead.

One-day peace talks between Afghan officials and Taliban representatives have ended with both sides agreeing to meet again after the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.

NUCLEAR rivals India and Pakistan yesterday reached agreement on the timetable for sustained peace talks on disputed Kashmir and other tough issues separating the South Asian neighbours.

Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan took peace talks into a second day today, working on a timetable for a sustained dialogue to resolve the decades-old Kashmir dispute and other major issues.

Police were today examining the body of a man blown up by a grenade in Pakistan to see if he was one of the gunmen who attacked a Christian school.