Observing that a new Shia family bill passed by the Afghan Parliament poses a great threat to the freedom and dignity of women, a leading rights watch has asked President Hamid Karzai not to sign it into law.West Asia
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Afghan's new family law threatens women's freedom: HRW
Observing that a new Shia family bill passed by the Afghan Parliament poses a great threat to the freedom and dignity of women, a leading rights watch has asked President Hamid Karzai not to sign it into law.Afghan suicide blast kills eight: police
A suicide attacker walked into a district government compound in southern Afghanistan and blew himself up on Monday, killing eight people and wounding six others, the p...
No halt to Gaza arms smuggling
The flow of explosives and weapons smuggled into Gaza has continued since Israel's military operation, a senior Israeli intelligence official has said.Israel successfully tests anti-rocket system
Israel's Defense Ministry said it has successfully tested a high-tech system designed to intercept incoming rockets.Lebanon opens its first ever embassy in Syria
Lebanon has opened its first ever embassy in Syria which dominated its small neighbour for nearly three decades.
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