From protests to elections, governments are increasingly pulling the internet plug on entire populations. Connectivity is ...

Donning flat caps and trench coats, the men had deemed themselves the Thomas Shelby Group — named for Cillian Murphy's lead character in the acclaimed historical drama Peaky Blinders, which centres on ...

The United Nations has urged the Taliban to end the ban on Afghan women working in its offices. The restrictions are putting vital humanitarian services at risk and violating human rights principles.

The United Nations called on the Taliban authorities on Sunday to lift its ban on Afghan women working in its offices, saying the restriction puts "life-saving services" at risk. Since the Taliban ...

SYDNEY, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Australia on Saturday imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four officials in Afghanistan's Taliban government over what it said was a deteriorating human rights ...

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have carried out a public execution in the eastern city of Khost KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities carried out a public execution at a stadium ...

The entrepreneur Roya Mahboob is building off-line apps, underground networks and a global robotics team to educate Afghan girls unable to attend school. By Shivani Vora This article is part of a ...