Following are the top foreign stories at 1745 hours

Following are the top foreign stories at 1745 hours:
FGN21: BANGLA-ZIA
FGN20: PAK-2NDLD SHARIF
FGN19: BANGLA-COURT-LD WARCRIMES
FGN17: CHINA-COURT-DIVORCE
Beijing: Chinese courts are imposing 'cooling-off' periods to couples seeking legal separation to reconsider their decision in a bid to check the sharp increase of divorce rate in the country. By K J M Varma

FGN16: PAK-3RDLD PARLIAMENT
Islamabad: Pakistan's Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan was among the 329 newly-elected members of the National Assembly who took the oath today, setting the stage for the cricketer-turned-politician to form the next government, only the second democratic transition of power. By Sajjad Hussain
FGN11: PAK-INDIA-LD PRISONERS

Islamabad: Pakistan today released 30 Indian prisoners, including 27 fishermen, from jail as a goodwill gesture ahead of the country's Independence Day tomorrow. By Sajjad Hussain
FGN27: AFGHAN-LD FIGHTING
Kabul: Four days of ferocious fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban over a key provincial capital has claimed the lives of about 100 Afghan policemen and soldiers and at least 20 civilians, the defence minister said today. (AP)
FGN26: IRAN-US-LD KHAMENEI