French courts reversed a controversial ruling that allowed a husband to divorce his wife because she lied about her virginity.

Martyrdom videos were released to the British courts responsible for trying 8 thwarted suicide bombers. They cast little doubt of their innocence, and all but cement their view of human life as religious currency.

One thousand missing bodies, many of them civilians who disappeared while under police custody, are being uncovered by villagers at the border between Pakistan and Indian-controlled Kashmir. Human rights groups are demanding they be identified.

Pakistan lifts ban on YouTube after coding bug interfered with users accessing the site outside of the Islamic state.

Absolute power continued ebbing from Pakistan's Gen. Musharraf. Monday's elections marked a peaceful departure from his party and the religious extremists vying for power; two secular parties were the big winners. In stark contrast to his usual smoke-and-mirrors rhetoric, Musharraf accepted the defeat graciously.

As electioneering heats up in Pakistan, the death toll rises. Forty-seven supporters of the late-Benazir Bhutto's party were killed by a car bomb on Saturday. With rumors of election rigging, all sides go obdurately to the polls on Monday.

Deadliest attack since 2001 kills over 80 bystanders near a dog fight in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

One of America's Most Wanted killed in Syria. U.S. spokesman says the world is a better place without the Hezbollah mastermind, while the organization claims to have suffered a terrorist attack from Israel.

Six Guantanamo detainees with direct links to the attacks on 9/11 will be tried in the same way any American soldier would be: innocent until proven guilty.

An Archbishop in England who suggested that aspects of Sharia law will need to be incorporated in the country's changing moral fabric is met with harsh resistance from the "other fundamentalists."

Eight gay Egyptian men forcefully tested for HIV, accused of habitual debauchery, then criminalized and handcuffed to their prison beds for being gay.

In most recent bombing,  terrorists are suspected of using two women with Down Syndrome to execute the attacks. Death toll reaches 91.

Pakistan acquiesces to "extremists," freeing 250 school children and teachers from a hostage situation by promising not to prosecute those responsible. Concerns of who controls the country's infrastructure abound.

Ideological Warfare: Pakistani moderate Benazir Bhutto assassinated in Rawalpindi. She had resigned hope for making real changes in elections this January, but it begs the question: Despite popular support, is it safe for moderate candidates to speak out in Pakistan?

Musharraf swears in as civilian President of Pakistan, promises end to emergency rule on Dec 16 and hold elections on Jan 8. Judging by an editorial in the Daily Times of Pakistan discussing the needed shift in Musharraf's responsibilities, the emergency strangle on the press is already loosening.

Schism: An iranian Newspaper finally erupts with backlogged discontent, criticizing Ahmadinejad for preaching "baseless allegations" and causing ill-founded "public anxiety."

Bangladeshi Cyclone toll hits 3,000. The seasonal tropical storm continues a long and disastrous lineage in the developing country.  A 1970 cyclone killed half a million people.

Apparently, Sadaam and Osama weren't enough to teach us a lesson on putting arms into the hands of dissidents. We're now considering enlisting Pakistani tribes to fight in the "war of terror."

Musharraf to retire his military uniform in favor of civilian leadership by the end of November.

More than 40 Afghanis Dead after another suicide bomb exploded in a Sugar factory targeting visiting politicians. Children who came to greet the democratic leaders were among the limbs and blood that littered the street.

Pakistan and its Constitution are frozen by Musharraf's questionable "Emergency Rule"

Progress or Politicking: Than Shwe, the leader of Burma's oppressive junta, said he would be willing to meet with marginalized democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but he has his conditions.

With Burmese Monks gaining momentum, the military regime looks for ways to stand it their way. But they've only got 2 weapons: guns and money. And so far, money hasn't worked.

Bangladeshi students protest the meddling behavior of on-campus Army forces during Emergency government - more than 100 are injured in symbolic fight for educational autonomy. Meanwhile, US students continue to win a downhill battle against unarmed on-campus recruiters.

South Africa's new economic plan: encourage the kids to pursue careers as PIMPs.

Under our Radar: There's a vicious stink coming from the armpit of India, and so far India's government hasn't let it waft too far. But the violence in Manipur is as old as the India nation itself.

A Muddled Musharraf finally finds time for Afghanistan's Karzai. Both countries agree to handle the border insurgents with local forces, in hopes of showing NATO the door.

Guantanamo half the prison it used to be. The bad news: the other half ain't going away easy, whether we want it to or not.

South Africa, the first government to constitutionally guarantee equal rights to gays, is all talk so far. Several lesbians were slain in a women's rights march this week.

Tamil Tiger supporters still legally terrorist suspects, but somehow they're also becoming refugees in UK.

Guantanamo's days numbered. British release request likely to be obeyed.

What's that stink? US base, citing espionage and cultural incompatibility, segregates its toilets.

The first scents of defeat have unleashed paranoid suspicions upon even our best Middle Eastern allies. Try as she might have, Rice couldn't repair the Saudi outrage.

Iran disregards ongoing pressures from international rights groups, holds public executions for the first time since 2002.

US to buy allies, sell Cold War to the Middle East. A new aid package.

Bush Regime's continued attack on Free Press. An al-Jazeera cameraman still held at Guantanamo after 5 years.

Know Your Enemy: Muslim public opinion evolving; suicide bombings decline sharply.

Too many cooks spoiling Iraq's ethnic stew.

No closure for Human Rights Watch after UN's self-investigation on abuses in the DR Congo.

Female circumcision still a problem amongst Egyptian villagers despite legislation and religious admonishments.

Rebel leaders responsible for drugging children into servitude and military service tried as war criminals in Sierra Leone.

China quick to kill those that bring bad press.

Iranian-Americans still detained as country choreographs their confession.

China's response to governmental oversight: FDA chief executed.

The casual killing of a Sikh taxi driver in Washington.

A history of the Red Mosque and its relevance to Pakistan's schism.

Under our Radar: Citing laxness toward Shias, al-Qaeda threatens to bring war to Iran.

According to Al Jazeera, the development of a new US Military base in Guam has residents questioning who the terrorists really are.

"Enemy" Perspective: An Iranian minster shares interesting views on US neo-conservatives and their effect on democracy.

Iran leads the world in executing children.

In Sri Lanka,  the new Sinhalese government allows disaster to be swallowed either by convenience or by its own complacence.