The IS militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for a deadly blast in Afghanistan's capital Kabul.
The Afghan police said at least eight people were killed and 18 wounded in the blast in a Shi'ite residential area.
"The explosion happened in a crowded place," said Khalid Zadran, the city's police spokesman.
The IS affiliate operating in Afghanistan since 2014 is seen as the country's most serious security challenge since the Taliban took control of the country in August last year.
Trump bans three media outlets from White House
US President Donald Trump banned news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House on Friday, complaining about their coverage in a social media post.
Three students killed in Philippine school shooting, including gunman, officials say
A 16-year-old student shot dead at least two fellow students and then killed himself at a school in the southern Philippines on Friday, provincial officials said.
At least 16 killed in attack on police facility in northwest Pakistan
At least 16 people, including five police personnel, were killed in northwest Pakistan on Friday when an explosives-laden car rammed into a police facility on Friday.
Trump nominee Lindberg to head World Food Programme
The UN's World Food Programme, the world's biggest humanitarian agency, on Friday named US President Donald Trump's nominee, Luke Lindberg, as its next executive director, a statement said.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss opportunities to further strengthen bilateral relations.
Dubai Municipality has completed a package of strategic projects aimed at improving living conditions, quality of life and sustainability across workers’ communities in the emirate.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has explored a research project tracing the history of the 'Al Khuzam' craft and its connection to the Emirati identity.
