Taliban says will not take part in Afghan peace talks
Taliban has been waging insurgency to try to topple Western-backed Afghan government and reestablish fundamentalist Islamic regime
Landmark Pakistan women's protection bill challenged in sharia court
New law gives unprecedented protection to female victims of violence
Pakistan police rescue 9-year-old girl from wedding
Marriage was supposed to settle dispute between two families
Indian women reclaim public spaces, defying male critics
While numbers of working women and female students are on the rise in India, it is unusual to see women out by themselves at night
Pakistani man kills sisters in suspected honour killing
Double murder comes two days after a Pakistani filmmaker won an Oscar for a documentary on honour killings
Bin Laden called for Americans to rise up over climate change
Letter calls on American people to help President Obama fight "catastrophic" climate change and "save humanity"
FACTBOX-Asia Pacific's migrants and remittances, by the numbers
ASIAPAC-MIGRANTS/EMPLOYMENT (FACTBOX):FACTBOX-Asia Pacific's migrants and remittances, by the numbers
Protecting migrant workers can benefit host countries' economies, UN says
Migrant productivity rises when recipient country provides social protection
Young British girls forced into marriage over Skype
New husband is often promised that he will get a visa to come to Britain