Taliban order women to cover up head to toe

In the latest curb on women's rights, the Taliban on Saturday issued a decree ordering the Afghan women to wear the all-covering burqa in public. The decree was issued by Taliban chief Haibatullah......

Photos: Saudi Arabia allows women to ride bikes, but...

Saudi Arabian authorities have now allowed women to ride buggies and bikes in public. A source from the commission for the promotion of virtue and the prevention of vice said that under the new......

Saudis get first-ever woman minister

The winds of change seem to be blowing in from the desert, however mildly, in Saudi Arabia. In a landmark development, King Abdullah has appointed Norah al-Faiz as deputy minister with special......

Pakistan: 10 killed in rocket attack

Ten people were killed on Monday when militants attacked the home of a provincial legislator's brother in Pakistan's restive north-western Swat valley even as the government banned the......