Political uncertainty in Tunisia reached new heights on Tuesday following the resignation of moderate Islamist Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali following his failure to appoint a technocrat, caretaker government to end the ongoing political crisis.

Bangladesh’s parliament has amended a law which will allow the state to appeal against the life sentence of an Islamist party leader, after protesters called for his execution.

Four foreigners have been arrested in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on suspicion of being Christian missionaries and printing books about Christianity, a security official has said.

A bomb in southwestern Pakistan has killed at least 85 and left more than 200 others injured, activists in Balochistan have reported.

Amid political turmoil in the birthplace of the Arab Spring, young Muslims in Tunisia see a better future for their country in the application of Islamic Shari`ah.

Confusion surrounded an explosion near Qayyumabad Bridge in Karachi’s Defence area when three different reports regarding nature of the blast surfaced on Monday night.

A massive explosion was heard near Gao in northern Mali late Saturday, hours after villagers near the city detained two youths preparing for suicide bombings.

Tunisian Prime Minster, Hamadi Jebali, vowed to resign yesterday, if his proposal to appoint a nonpolitical Cabinet by mid-week is rejected.

An explosion rocked the largest city in northern Mali early Monday following heavy clashes between Islamist militants and French and Malian troops.

A suicide bombing at an army checkpoint in the northern Malian town of Gao has killed only the attacker, military officials say.