Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women’s law
“Today, the parliamentarians who oppose women's development, women's rights and the success of women...made their voices loud and clear.”

Kayani meets Nawaz in Lahore
Kayani, who was in plain clothes, had lunch with both the Sharif brothers after the hour-long meeting.

Google’s Schmidt to meet Britain’s Cameron as tax row rages
Google Inc's Eric Schmidt is due to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday as a participant of an advisory group.

A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be Ad Colossus
Facebook is convincing brand-name companies that advertisements on a social network are as important as television spots.

Pakistan adopts Chinese GPS satellite system
Pakistan is set to become the fifth Asian country to use China's domestic satellite navigation system.

S. Korea says N. Korea fired 3 short-range missiles
The North fired two missiles Saturday morning and another in the afternoon, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said by phone.

New case of SARS-like virus in Saudi: ministry
The virus is a cousin of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which triggered a scare 10 years ago when it erupted in east Asia.

Chinese held in Pakistani Kashmir over Quran abuse
Administration manager of a Chinese consortium building the Neelum Jhelum Hydropower project, was accused by co-Pakistani workers of throwing the Quran on the ground.

Sherry Rehman urges trade, end to drone strikes
Pakistan’s outgoing ambassador to the US said that Pakistan and the US have improved their ties considerably since 2011.

Judges’ detention case: Musharraf’s remand extended by 14 days
The court extended Musharraf’s judicial remand by 14 days and adjourned the hearing to June 1.

British High Commissioner meets Nawaz, discusses bilateral relations
Thomson said that the British government is an advocate of democracy and their govt want better relation with future democratic govt of Pakistan.

Fafen says merger of polling stations led to result errors
Fafen said that last-minute changes or merger of some polling stations by ROs led to erroneous conclusions that more than 100 per cent votes were cast in some polling stations.