Hundreds of Pakistani doctors and medical students have protested in Islamabad for a second straight day to urge government recognition of diplomas earned in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Ongoing protests in Pakistan over the recent killing of 11 Shi’ite ethnic Hazara coal miners have disrupted air, railway, and road traffic in the south of the country -- including the economically powerful southern port city of Karachi.
At least 17 Afghan civilians and members of the Afghan security forces were reported killed across Afghanistan as fighting continued to rage -- despite the resumption of intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha aimed at finding an end to decades of war.
Negotiating teams representing the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents held a preparatory meeting on January 6 in the Qatari capital, Doha, with talks on a peacemaking agenda to begin on January 9, both sides said.
Afghanistan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh has announced plans to install security cameras with “advanced” technology across Kabul to better tackle actions by “terrorists and thieves” in the capital.
A British judge has denied bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange two days after she rejected an extradition request by the United States to face charges over the publication of secret U.S. military documents.
Hundreds of people have held a sit-in protest for the fourth consecutive day on the outskirts of the southwestern city of Quetta to protest the killing of 11 Shi’ite ethnic Hazara coal miners.
Afghan government representatives arrived in Doha on January 5 for a new round of peace negotiations with the Taliban in the Qatari capital.
Afghan government representatives are set to depart for Doha on January 4 ahead of a new round of peace negotiations with the Taliban following a 20-day hiatus.
A British judge has rejected a U.S. request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face charges over the publication of secret U.S. military documents because of concerns over his mental health.
Gunmen opened fire on a group of minority Shi’ite Hazara coal miners after abducting them, killing 11 in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan Province, officials said on January 3.
Pakistan's security forces have arrested an alleged leader of the militant group that was blamed for the bloody 2008 Mumbai attacks in India.
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