Pakistan
Saudi lets bin Ladens in ‘on humanitarian grounds’
World
April 28, 2012
Saudi lets bin Ladens in ‘on humanitarian grounds’
Saudi Arabia has allowed the three widows and children of slain Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden entrance into the kingdom…
Pakistan army uses bullets, and classrooms to fight militancy
World
April 25, 2012
Pakistan army uses bullets, and classrooms to fight militancy
GULIBAGH, Pakistan - Hazrat Gul spent two years in detention for allegedly aiding the Pakistani Taliban when they publicly flogged…
Bin Laden family ‘to leave Pakistan early Wednesday’
World
April 17, 2012
Bin Laden family ‘to leave Pakistan early Wednesday’
Osama bin Laden's family is expected to be deported from Pakistan early Wednesday, their lawyer and an intelligence official said,…
Pakistan president makes rare trip to India
World
April 8, 2012
Pakistan president makes rare trip to India
President Asif Ali Zardari became the first Pakistani head of state since 2005 to visit India for a one-day trip…
Czech delegation to visit Egypt next week
Business
March 29, 2012
Czech delegation to visit Egypt next week
A high-level delegation from the Czech Republic, including the foreign minister and 15 heads of leading companies, will visit Cairo…
Pakistan makes domestic violence criminal offense
World
February 20, 2012
Pakistan makes domestic violence criminal offense
Pakistan's Senate on Monday passed a bill that makes violence against women and children an offense carrying jail terms and…
Bali terrorism suspect tells captors he used kitchen items to build bomb
World
February 11, 2012
Bali terrorism suspect tells captors he used kitchen items to build bomb
JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian militant charged in the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks has told interrogators he spent weeks holed up…
Pakistan rejects US self-defense claim on strikes
World
January 23, 2012
Pakistan rejects US self-defense claim on strikes
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's army on Monday formally rejected a US claim that American airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani troops last…
Amid crisis, Pakistan president travels to Dubai
World
January 12, 2012
Amid crisis, Pakistan president travels to Dubai
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's president left the country Thursday for what was described as a one-day private visit to Dubai, amid…
Almost 70 reporters killed worldwide in 2011: RSF
Egypt
December 22, 2011
Almost 70 reporters killed worldwide in 2011: RSF
PARIS — Sixty-six journalists were killed worldwide in 2011, many of them covering Arab revolutions, gang crime in Mexico or…