Pakistan court extends remand of girl accused of blasphemy

A Pakistani court on Friday extended by a fortnight the judicial remand of a minor Christian girl arrested on a charge of blasphemy. Rimsha Masih, who was arrested from the low-income Mehria Jaffar......

Dubai: Indian man laughs, loses bail plea

A Dubai court has cancelled an Indian driver's bail plea and ordered his arrest because he was spotted laughing while denying the charge of groping a woman. The driver, referred to as N V, was......

Saudi King scraps journo's lashing punishment

Saudi King Abdullah has waived a court sentence of 60 lashes handed down to a 22-year-old woman journalist, who was involved with a TV programme in which a man publicly spoke about indulging in......