FACTBOX-U.N. Security Council action on the Syrian conflict
Latest UN Security Council resolution on Syria aims to boost humanitarian access in the country
The body of Pakistani prisoner Showkat Ali is taken to a hospital in Jammu
The body of Pakistani prisoner Showkat Ali is taken to a hospital in Jammu February 22, 2014. Ali committed suicide by using a scarf to hang himself from the iron bars of a toilet window. He was arrested in 2011 after he crossed into Indian Territory, local media reported on Saturday. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)
Pakistani Taliban say government must embrace Islamic law
The Taliban have a set of austere religious beliefs seen as mediaeval by liberal Pakistanis, including a ban on women's education and vaccinations against polio
Top official says Chinese security depends on Afghan stability
AFGHANISTAN-CHINA/ (PICTURE, TV):Top official says Chinese security depends on Afghan stability
Supporters of former President Musharraf, chant slogans during a protest in Karachi
Supporters of Pakistan's head of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) political party and former President Pervez Musharraf, chant slogans during a protest demanding a fair trial for him, in Karachi February 21, 2014. Musharraf is facing treason charges in a special court in Islamabad. The charges relate to his imposition of a state of emergency in 2007, when he was manoeuvring to extend his rule in the face of growing opposition from the public and the judiciary. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
U.S. report says planned cuts to Afghan forces threaten stability
USA-AFGHANISTAN/:U.S. report says planned cuts to Afghan forces threaten stability
Digging migration policy out of a crisis
Efforts are under way to come up with a better framework for responding to migration in a world that's constantly throwing up new crises
Members of a civil society light candles for peace against terrorist attacks in the country, in Lahore
Members of a civil society light candles for peace against terrorist attacks in the country, in Lahore February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mohsin Raz (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Pakistani PM approves air strikes on militant hideouts
PAKISTAN-OPERATION/ (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Pakistani PM approves air strikes on militant hideouts
Pakistan bombs militant hideouts in tribal area after talks collapse
PAKISTAN-OPERATION/:Pakistan bombs militant hideouts in tribal area after talks collapse