Taliban bans female students from taking university entrance exam
The Taliban’s ministry of higher education has told private universities if they fail to adhere to the rule they will face legal action...
Afghan refugees in UAE camp protest over uncertain future
Desperate to build a new life, refugees stuck in the UAE embark on protest action over Washington’s slow resettlement process...
Afghan refugees describe horrors of torture along Turkish borders
Migrants who returned home say Turkish border police are particularly cruel, and Iranian authorities hold them in a camp without facilities...
Kandahar media struggling under Taliban rule
Kandahar journalists say they are closely monitored by the intelligence directorate, whose officials take little notice of what local authorities say...
7 killed in East Jerusalem shooting
Hamas says the attack was in reaction to the raid on a refugee camp in the West Bank that left nine Palestinians dead...
Senior US general warns of possible war with China
A memo by a senior air force general has urged commanders to ensure their units are conflict ready in order to ‘defeat’ China if needed...
Taliban official in rally over Quran-burning incident: We’re ready for suicide attack
On Saturday, the anti-immigrant politician from the far-right fringe burned a copy of the holy Muslim book during a protest near the Turkish Embassy in Stockhol...
Security guard killed in shooting at Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran
“The attacker broke through the guard post, killing the head of security with a Kalashnikov assault rifle,” Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry said....