Yunus to stay on as Bangladesh interim chief, says adviser

Muhammad Yunus will remain as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, an adviser in his cabinet said on Saturday, two days after a key ally said he had mulled resignation. IMAGE: Bangladesh's......

Islamic bloc asks India to reverse Kashmir move

IMAGE: Security forces personnel stand guard next to concertina wire laid across a road during restrictions in Srinagar. Photograph: Umar Ganie/Rediff.com The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation......

Taliban order all NGOs to stop employing women

The Taliban have announced they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) employing women in Afghanistan. IMAGE: An Afghan woman walks past a beauty salon in Kabul,......

Pakistan-China sign pacts to strengthen 'iron-clad friendship'

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi discussed ways to further strengthen the "iron-clad friendship" between the two countries as the two sides......

Pak PM Imran Khan to attend Beijing Winter Olympics opening

IMAGE: Pakistan PM Imran Khan's visit to Beijing 'will reinforce the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between our two countries, and further advance the objective of building a closer......