Ten civilians, including three children, were killed in a landmine explosion in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province on Tuesday, a provincial police spokesman confirmed.
The United States and South Korea are holding their fifth round of talks to narrow the gap over how much Seoul should pay next year to host US military forces.
The security forces have stormed a Taliban militants' hideout in Shahidi Hasas district of Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province and rescued 12 detainees, all civilians, said an army statement released here Monday.
Scottish National Party leader Nicolas Sturgeon said Friday her party's strong performance in Britain's snap election reinforced her case for holding a fresh Scottish independence referendum.
