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Pakistanis vote in by-election seen as test of support for ousted PM Sharif

Pakistanis vote in by-election seen as test of support for ousted PM Sharif

Pakistanis began casting votes on Sunday for the parliamentary seat vacated by ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in a by-election…
Merkel vows to restrict trade with Turkey over arrests

Merkel vows to restrict trade with Turkey over arrests

Germany will have no choice but to restrict its economic ties with Turkey to pressure its NATO partner into releasing…
Indian priest says Yemeni captors did him no physical harm

Indian priest says Yemeni captors did him no physical harm

A Catholic priest from India who was freed after being held 18 months in Yemen says he was never physically…
Pakistani judge sentences Christian to death over blasphemy

Pakistani judge sentences Christian to death over blasphemy

A defense lawyer says a Pakistani judge has sentenced a Christian man to death after finding him guilty of insulting…
Pakistan army pushed political role for militant-linked groups

Pakistan army pushed political role for militant-linked groups

A new Pakistani political party controlled by an Islamist with a $10 million US bounty on his head is backing…
Clashes between troops and IS intensify in central Syria

Clashes between troops and IS intensify in central Syria

Syrian government forces pressed their offensive in the province of Hama on Friday in a weekslong attack aimed at clearing…
Suspected US drone strike targets militants in Pakistan, regional official says

Suspected US drone strike targets militants in Pakistan, regional official says

A suspected US drone strike killed three people in the tribal area of Pakistan near the Afghanistan border on Friday,…
Risk of Afghan civilian casualties could damp support for US strikes on militants

Risk of Afghan civilian casualties could damp support for US strikes on militants

US President Donald Trump’s plans to step up air strikes on Islamist militants in Afghanistan risk increasing civilian casualties and…
King’s forces arrest prominent Saudis in warning to critics

King’s forces arrest prominent Saudis in warning to critics

When news broke of a possible breakthrough in an impasse that has pitted Qatar against its Arab neighbors for the…
Western powers press Iraq Kurd leaders to shelve ‘very risky’ independence vote

Western powers press Iraq Kurd leaders to shelve ‘very risky’ independence vote

The United States and Western allies pressed Iraqi Kurdish leaders to ditch a “very risky” independence vote on Thursday, presenting…
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