Afghanistan

Scientists have created &synthetic& mouse embryos from stem cells without a dad&s sperm or a mom&s egg or womb.

The lab-created embryos mirror a natural mouse embryo up to 8 ½ days after fertilization, containing the same structures, including one like a beating heart.

In the near term, researchers hope to use these...

Historic monsoon rains and flooding in Pakistan have affected more than 30 million people over the last few weeks, the country&s climate change minister said on Thursday, calling the situation a &climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions.&

Pakistan has urged the international community to help with relief efforts...

The US Agency for International Development&s new $80 million grant to Afghanistan will boost food production which will generate more income into the war-torn country and revive rural markets, the UN&s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said in a statement on Thursday.

The grant comes as the country&s agricultural sector...

Officials in Balkh province said plans are underway to establish a trade zone within two months in the border area of Balkh province and Surhandarya province of Uzbekistan.

Officials said 120 acres of land would be utilized and the cost would be $75 million.

The plan to create a joint trade zone was signed between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan last...