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Afghan Taliban likely to meet Saudi crown prince in Pakistan: sources
Middle East

Afghan Taliban likely to meet Saudi crown prince in Pakistan: sources

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is likely to meet Afghan Taliban representatives during his…
Thirty years after Rushdie fatwa, blasphemy still potent weapon
Middle East

Thirty years after Rushdie fatwa, blasphemy still potent weapon

Thirty years after Iran called for the killing of Salman Rushdie, the British novelist remains a figure of hate for…
Pakistan starts behind-scenes aid to US-Taliban talks
Middle East

Pakistan starts behind-scenes aid to US-Taliban talks

WASHINGTON/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan, long at odds with the United States over the war in Afghanistan, has begun to…
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
World

India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival

PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – At the world’s biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state,…
Pakistan activists’ arrests fuel tension with Afghanistan
Middle East

Pakistan activists’ arrests fuel tension with Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The arrest of a group of ethnic Pashtun activists at a rally in Pakistan this week rekindled…
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
Environment

Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this…
Pakistani restaurant in Hong Kong gets Michelin star
Food

Pakistani restaurant in Hong Kong gets Michelin star

A pair of his father’s old tandoor ovens helped Hong Kong restaurateur Asim Hussain achieve a dream – the world’s…
Roadblocks cast shadows over path to peace in Afghanistan
Middle East

Roadblocks cast shadows over path to peace in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) – US diplomats and the Afghan Taliban have seen cause for hope in talks to end the United…
Pakistan Supreme Court frees Christian woman
Middle East

Pakistan Supreme Court frees Christian woman

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Tuesday upheld its acquittal of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy,…
Top Pakistan court to rule on call for appeal against Asia Bibi
Middle East

Top Pakistan court to rule on call for appeal against Asia Bibi

The fate of a Christian woman enmeshed in a years-long blasphemy row could finally be decided Tuesday, when Pakistan’s Supreme…
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