Central & South Asia
Legislation was approved by President Karzai in 2009, but stalled by conservative MPs who deemed it un-Islamic.
Raha Moharrak, 25, says she wants to inspire other women to scale world's highest mountain.
Blasts kill at least nine people and wound 70 in gated Kandahar community linked to family of President Hamid Karzai.
Twin bombings strike mosques in Malakand district of northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killing at least 12.
Actor Sanjay Dutt, charged with links to 1993 attack on Indian city of Mumbai, surrenders to serve five year jail term.
Authorities deny mistreatment of Vinya Sharma, who is recovering in hospital after being beaten and poisoned by inmates.
Thousands evacuated in Bangladesh and Myanmar, with six people reported dead, as storm moves into northeastern India.
Video footage obtained by Al Jazeera appears to contradict official death toll from May 6 violence in Dhaka.
Attack on base in Helmand province kills three soldiers, after 10 civilians died in roadside bomb near Kandahar city.
Apparent winner of election picks new finance minister, as congratulations roll in from India and the US.
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13 May 2013 07:42 GMT
Is freedom of speech at risk in the ongoing conflict between religious fundamentalists and secular voices in the media?
20 Apr 2013 12:35 GMT
As Pakistan's former president faces house arrest, we look at where his gamble to make a political comeback went wrong.
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