AFGHANISTAN

The entire affair paints a poignant picture of the idea of freedom of religion in Iran, where Zoroastrians are vulnerable to pressures of conversion, official retaliation and discriminatory practices in employment and education.

In a poll conducted by the Asia Foundation in Afghanistan, 35 percent of Afghans believe their country is moving in the wrong direction, which is the highest level of dissatisfaction found since polling began in 2004.

Herman Cain struggled to answer a question about President Barack Obama's handling of Libya in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Monday, first asking whether Obama had supported the rebellion against Moammar Gadhafi and then saying that he would have gone about assessing the situation differently, which might have caused us to end up in the same place.

President Barack Obama served notice on Sunday that the U.S. was fed up with China's trade and currency practices as he turned up the heat on America's biggest economic rival.

Several Indonesian Islamists held rallies in central Jakarta, to protest against the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama, scheduled for later this week.

British officials have defended the six-week postings of Prince William to Falklands following reported condemnation by Argentina stating that the move is nothing but an act of provocation.

Asia-Pacific leaders sought a united front on Sunday to prop up economic growth despite divisions over trade and currency policies as they face a common threat from Europe's debt crisis.

At a summit expected to produce at least the new outline of free trade agreements with key Asian markets, Middle East geopolitics took center-stage, at least initially, as the United States and Russia reaffirmed their intention to work and shape a common response regarding Iran's nuclear program.

Bizarrely, it was leaked on the same day as Armistice Day, when Britain honors its war dead.

To most Republicans in Congress, it is a given that any deficit-reduction deal would have to include cuts to entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. According to a newly released survey, however, Republican voters in four key early-voting states disagree.

Veterans Day (originally called Armistice Day) is an annual U.S. holiday meant to honor military veterans, especially those who lost their lives during armed conflicts.

Pakistan removed restrictions on the import of 12 goods from India as part of measures to normalise trade between the nuclear-armed rivals.

With Europe mired in crisis, President Barack Obama is launching a charm offensive this week to hitch the U.S. economy to opportunities in Asia he hopes can help power the recovery he needs for re-election.

A woman and her daughter accused of moral deviation and adultery were dead, allegedly by the Taliban, in their eastern Afghanistan home Friday, according to reports.

On the eve of the day meant to remember those who fought for the U.S., the Senate passed a portion of President Barack Obama's jobs plan, a mix of increased benefits and tax incentives to hire veteran enduring prolonged unemployment. The vote accompanied U.S. companies promising to provide 100,000 jobs for veterans.

A woman and her daughter were stoned to death in Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Thursday and officials are blaming the Taliban for the gruesome act, according to BBC News.

Millions of people are expected to join the various ceremonies that commemorate Armistice Day which remembers the sacrifice of the war dead, later today.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has named the British soldier who was killed in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan.

Half of Afghan’s female inmate population have been convicted of “zina” or crimes deemed to be in breach of morality.

One of al Qaeda's commanders in the Sahara has said the group profited from the Libyan conflict by securing weapons and he called on Islamists in Libya not to disarm.

A violent Islamist sect responsible for scores of killings in northeast Nigeria is increasingly linking up with global jihadist movements like al Qaeda, a military commander in the area told Reuters on Monday.