Afghanistan: NGOs ordered to stop duties of female employees
Afghanistan's Ministry of Economy has ordered domestic and foreign NGOs to suspend the duties of female employees until further notice because they are "not...
Rohingya Muslims sue Facebook for $150bn over Myanmar genocide
Rohingya Muslim refugees in the U.S. and the UK are suing Facebook for $150 billion claiming that the social networking site failed to curtail...
Modi inaugurates ‘grand Ram temple’ on site of demolished Babri Masjid
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the "grand Ram temple" built at the site of the demolished 16th-century Babri Mosque in the northern Indian...
Indian voters give Hindu nationalists resounding support
Indian voters have given the Hindu nationalist BJP party a resounding vote of confidence by granting them victory in four significant state elections.
The BJP retained power...
Pakistan gives 700,000 Afghan refugees one month to leave country
The Pakistani government has given over one million "illegal immigrants" one month to leave the country in a move that could affect around 700,000 Afghan...
Sri Lankan police brutally beat up 14 yr old autistic Muslim boy
Sri Lankan authorities have launched an investigation after shocking video footage showed policemen beating a 14 year old autistic Muslim boy.
The assault took place in...
India hijab row: Authorities shuts schools, colleges for three days
Amid an anti-hijab campaign in the Indian state of Karnataka, authorities have decided to shut colleges and high schools for three days.
The controversy started...
Oldest Guantanamo inmate released after nearly 20 years
The oldest inmate at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp - 75 year old Pakistani national Saifullah Paracha - has been released back home after nearly...
Afghanistan’s war on drugs shows unprecedented results
The Afghan authorities have stepped up their war on narcotics over the past year, leading to an unprecedented decline in the cultivation of opium poppies.
According...
Afghanistan calls for international aid to help with huge refugee influx
The Afghan authorities are seeking international aid to manage the huge refugee influx as neighbouring Pakistan is expelling hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals.
“We call on...
