Some of the ruling's supporters encourage the wearing of niqabs -- full face veils that cover women's faces as part of a hijab -- but acknowledge it should not be a requirement.
Musharraf rejected Siegel's claims earlier this month.
The 64-year-old resident, who was born with both male and female genitalia, was labeled a male at birth.
President Obama's announcement Thursday was what many military strategists and political analysts expected: U.S. troops in Afghanistan beyond the planned withdrawal date.
While the U.S. is no longer in the valleys and villages in Afghanistan, Kabul still needs strategic help from the U.S., Obama said Thursday.
The possible move, reported by the New York Times, comes ahead of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to the U.S. next week.
The prisoners were never charged with a crime, but were still tortured using methods developed by two psychologists contracted by the CIA, the lawsuit alleges.
King Salman last month decreed that victims of the deadly crane collapse should each receive 1 million riyals, about $266,705.
Privacy advocates throughout the world are calling on the U.S. to follow a European court's example in recognizing data privacy as a fundamental human right.
Nearly a quarter of people living in the United States speak a foreign language at home.
Gen. John Campbell, commander of U.S. forces, told the Senate that Afghan forces cannot yet fight against the Taliban on their own.
A spokesman for the militant group said that its fighters were responsible for shooting down a U.S. C-130 aircraft over Jalalabad, in which at least 11 people were killed.
In an address to the U.N. General Assembly, Sharif said cease-fire violations in Kashmir were intensifying, causing civilian deaths.
Between 425 and 965 Pakistani civilians have been killed by U.S. drone strikes, according to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
The deadly blasts in seven trains in Mumbai killed 188 people and injured over 800.
While a win in Kunduz extended the Taliban's influence in Afghanistan, some questioned whether it had enough resources to be a viable alternative to the Kabul government.
Ansar Iqbal claimed he was 15 when he and a friend were arrested, 16 years ago, for the murder of a neighbor.
The attack probably targeted members of the local government watching the game, officials said.
Muslims celebrated Eid all over the world this week, from France to India to Iraq.
Humanitarian workers say they rescued 301 people attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in flimsy rubber dinghies Saturday.
Afghanistan's government officially denied Saturday claims that extremists in its territory organized an attack on an air base in Pakistan that killed 29 people.
Pakistani jets killed 16 suspected militants in bombing raids near the Afghan border on Saturday.
