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LONDON: Former UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson will be investigated for a possible breach of the Conservative Party’s code of conduct after making comments...

GENEVA: Switzerland's lower house on Tuesday narrowly approved a draft bill on a nationwide burqa ban, the ATS news agency reported, but the measure remains far from coming into force. 

While the issue has been a subject of debate in Spain, there is currently no law banning any kind of veil in public places...

PARIS: The feted star of an internationally-acclaimed film, Afghan actress Marina Golbahari and her husband have been chased from their home to the brink of suicide in a filthy French asylum shelter after she was photographed without a veil.

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: Ahead of a rare ruling party Congress next month, secretive North Korea is revealing details of its weapons development program for the first time, showcasing its push to develop long-range nuclear missiles despite international sanctions.

TEHRAN: Iran has impounded tens of thousands of cars since March because women inside the vehicles had not properly covered their hair with a headscarf, Tehran's traffic police said Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's top religious body has said women are not required to cover their faces, hands or feet under Islamic Sharia law, a rare judgement from the conservative council of clerics seen as "encouraging" by rights activists Tuesday.

OTTAWA: Canada will appeal a ruling quashing a ban on wearing face coverings such as a burka or niqab veils when taking the oath of citizenship, the prime minister said Thursday.

PARIS: France's government is drawing up a new set of rules for theatres after Paris Opera ejected woman for wearing a veil during a performance, the institution's deputy director said Sunday.

LONDON: When youth worker Sumreen Farooq was abused in a London street, the 18-year-old decided it was time to take a stand - and she started to wear a headscarf.