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More than 400 Afghan women and girls jumped from their seats, screaming and even head banging to rock and rap music at an all-female music festival in the capital of Kabul, which organizers say was the largest such event in the country’s history.

Despite significant improvements since the hard-line Taliban ruled Afghanistan, religious freedom remains poor, especially for minorities, and Afghans still can’t debate religion or question prevailing Islamic orthodoxies without fear of being punished, a U.S. commission said in a new report on Tuesday.

France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation’s heartland and triggered huge demonstrations that tapped into intense discontent with the Socialist government. Within hours, fiery clashes broke out between protesters and riot police.

A Pakistani housewife, who cannot read or write despite being married to a headteacher, has made history by becoming the first woman approved to run for election in the Taliban-infested tribal belt.

Cinema flick “Olympus Has Fallen” has taken film-making to another lto evel. American audiences can now take a sneak-peak of what their future may look like if threats from North Korea launch missiles on the U.S. were to take place.

A group of Italian archaeologists have announced they have found the legendary "Pluto's Gate", a portal filled with foul-smelling noxious fumes which inflicted a quick death on any person or beast that was driven into its embrace

Many people do not know that Easter and not Christmas is the biggest feast for Christians around the world. While Christmas marks the birth of Jesus Christ who Christians regard as the Son of God and the Saviour of the world, Easter celebrates Christ's resurrection from the dead after his crucifixion

A female British tourist was sent to a mental hospital in Upper Egypt's Aswan on Tuesday after she reportedly removed her clothes in public.

Man Booker recipient, Brown professor, global bestseller and a staple of syllabi worldwide, Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, 82, died today following a brief illness, according to his publisher and agent. Many details about the circumstances of his death remain unavailable.

Religious violence may be on the rise and the Taliban still a threat, but Pakistan is hoping a rich Buddhist heritage will help it boost international tourism to its troubled northwest.