Pakistan
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…
Is Egypt becoming another Pakistan?
Opinion
December 16, 2011
Is Egypt becoming another Pakistan?
The past experience of three major players on the Egyptian political scene ― the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed…
Pakistan army believes NATO attack planned: reports
World
December 9, 2011
Pakistan army believes NATO attack planned: reports
ISLAMABAD — A senior Pakistani military officer said a NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops on the border with Afghanistan…
Planning Afghanistan’s future beyond 2014
World
December 5, 2011
Planning Afghanistan’s future beyond 2014
BONN, Germany — Unable to persuade key neighbor Pakistan to reconsider its boycott of an international gathering on Afghanistan's future,…
Pakistani model’s nude photo causes fury
World
December 4, 2011
Pakistani model’s nude photo causes fury
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani actress who posed in the nude for an Indian magazine with the initials of Pakistan's feared…
Al-Qaeda says group kidnapped American in Pakistan
World
December 2, 2011
Al-Qaeda says group kidnapped American in Pakistan
DUBAI — Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of an American man in Pakistan and demanded the release of…