This city does not like being associated with high-profile trouble, writes Andrew Stevenson.

The capture of the Taliban's No.2 raises the stakes in the expected reconciliation talks, writes Paul McGeough.

SACRAMENTO: Hooters managers scrutinise everything from employees' hair and fingernails to their skimpy uniforms, and require them to make unpaid promotional appearances, California restaurant workers ... more

DOHA: Fishing nations have voted down environmentalists, with a US-backed proposal to ban export of the Atlantic bluefin tuna overwhelmingly rejected at a UN wildlife ... more

JERUSALEM: The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has pledged to implement a series of trust-building measures with the Palestinians in an attempt to mend his ... more

Sexual identity can be complicated in India, where few men are brave enough to call themselves gay, writes Matt Wade.