Epidemics of HIV are emerging among gay and bisexual men in the Middle East and North Africa and high levels of risky sexual behavior threaten to spread the AIDS virus further in the region, researchers said Tuesday.
Pakistan's quick response to charges by China that militants involved in attacks in Xinjiang had trained on its soil shows the importance of its ties with Beijing, but it could be a mistake for Islamabad if it relies too much on China.
An radical Islamic group is responsible for a riot in China's East Turkestan region.
Pakistan cannot afford to antagonize China.
The Islamic religious month-long holiday incorporates Qur'an recitation, fasting, charity and prayer to celebrate this festival of giving and sharing.
China said on Monday that Islamic militants had mounted an attack that left 11 people dead in the restive western region of Xinjiang, which announced a crackdown on "illegal" religious activities at the start of the Muslim fasting month.
The petit right wing terror and Islamic terror with extended networks have gained grounds in Western world for few years.
Muslims in Norway number about 200,000, only about 4 percent of the country?s population. They come from across the Arab world, as well as Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Kenya and Somalia.
Predictions about al-Qaeda's imminent collapse threaten to lull the U.S. into a false sense of complacency about the continued threat the terror network represents, a recently retired top counter-terrorism aide said.
Pakistani security forces are routinely detaining, torturing and murdering hundreds of political activists in Balochistan in what some observers describe as a ?dirty war.?
Only a very small portion of these people are receiving anti-viral drugs to treat their condition.
Public health officials say roughly 130 million injection drug users worldwide suffer from hepatitis C, according to a study published online by World Health Organization said on Tuesday in The Lancet, which coincides with 'World Hepatitis Day.'
For the second year in a row, Oliver and Olivia were the most popular names for English and Welsh newborn boys and girls, respectivel
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who escaped an attempt on his life by opponents, will only cede power through the ballot box and the country will descend into civil war if he is forced from office, his foreign minister said.
A suicide bomber killed the mayor of Afghanistan's Kandahar Wednesday, a further blow to stability in the southern city still reeling from the assassination two weeks ago of President Hamid Karzai's powerbroker half-brother.
Osama bin Laden's death and a relentless campaign of drone attacks have weakened al-Qaeda to the point that the terror organization may no longer be capable of planning and carrying out large-scale attacks.
Newspapers across India have Khar?s face plastered on covers, accompanied by flattering headlines.
?We have told Pakistan we are willing to discuss all issues with an open mind,? a senior Indian government official told media.
While it may seem strange for a far-right Western European to praise India?s Hindus, it is actually nothing new.
Breivik apparently has found some ?common ground? with right-wing Hindu nationalists over their mutual contempt and fear of Muslims.
A look into the socio-political conditions that birthed Anders Breivik
Before any facts could be ascertained, CNN and other news outlets reported that the people behind the mass killings were surety Muslims
