Investigation had to be ended as part of internationally agreed deal

A BRITISH woman convicted of kissing in public in Dubai was in jail yesterday after running out of money for her appeal bid, diplomatic sources said.

Two Britons convicted of kissing in public had their one-month prison sentence upheld by a Dubai court today.

Afghanistan’s parliament dealt a stinging rebuke to President Hamid Karzai today by rejecting 70% of his nominees for a new Cabinet.

A UN-BACKED commission yesterday ordered a recount of tainted ballots from the Afghan presidential vote, saying it had “convincing evidence of fraud”, even as President Hamid Karzai for the first time surpassed the threshold needed to avoid a run-off and win re-election.