Religion
UN concerned over Taliban arrests of Afghan women and girls for alleged Islamic headscarf violations
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan says it's deeply concerned by recent arbitrary arrests and detentions by the Taliban of women and girls for allegedly violating dress codes regarding the Islamic headscarf, or hijab
India court restores life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men who raped a Muslim woman in 2002 riots
India’s top court has restored life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men who raped a Muslim woman during deadly religious rioting two decades ago
Taliban arrest women for 'bad hijab' in the first dress code crackdown since their return to power
A Taliban spokesman says authorities have arrested women in the Afghan capital Kabul for wearing “bad hijab.”
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Tibetans in exile accuse China of destroying their identity in Tibet under its rule
The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile has accused China of denying the most fundamental human rights to people in Tibet and vigorously carrying out the extermination of the Tibetan identity
Rescue operation to save 40 workers trapped under a collapsed tunnel in north India enters 3rd day
Rescuers are working around the clock Tuesday to remove debris to extract 40 workers who have been trapped for over two days after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in northern India
Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church begins historic trip to Hong Kong
The head of the Catholic church in China has begun a trip to Hong Kong at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed Roman Catholic cardinal, marking the first official visit by a Beijing bishop in history
India bars protests that support the Palestinians. Analysts say a pro-Israel shift helps at home
From Western capitals to Muslim states, protest rallies over the Israel-Hamas war have made headlines
At least 7 civilians killed and 20 others wounded after a minibus exploded in the Afghan capital
A minibus exploded in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, killing at least seven civilians and wounding 20 others, authorities said