Celebrating the rich Islamic heritage of Uzbekistan, a new cultural exhibition has been opened in Dubai to show the lofty contribution of the Central Asian Muslim country to Islamic civilization and its pivotal role in the history of Islam.

With mosques packed with worshippers and younger generations see Islam as a cornerstone of their identity, Chechnya is witnessing an Islamic revival after two decades of wars with Russia.

A Pakistani parliamentary committee has demanded an apology from the United States for the airstrike last November in which more than two dozen soldiers were killed.

Chairman Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Friday that the JUI-F would sweep elections if only the establishment stops interfering.

An Afghan soldier shot and killed four French troops on Friday in eastern Afghanistan and a helicopter crash killed six more NATO service members in the south, officials said, marking a particularly deadly 24 hours for coalition forces.

A helicopter operated by the US-led NATO alliance has crashed in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, leaving at least three people dead, Press TV reports.

A video footage showing American soldiers urinating at the dead bodies of Taliban fighters is sparking a storm of anger and condemnations from Muslims around the world.

The Western military alliance, NATO, says two more US-led of soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan’s troubled south.

The Taliban say they will step up “political efforts” to secure peace in Afghanistan in response to US moves to open new talks with the group, but a spokesman for the movement said it did not intend to give up its armed struggle as a precondition for negotiations.

Suspected Baloch separatists have ambushed a convoy of paramilitary troops in the Turbat area of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, killing 14 soldiers, security officials said.