Pakistan

Pakistan military's move on Karachi seen part of 'creeping coup'

The chief of Pakistan's main spy agency is spearheading a campaign to wrest control of the teeming p...

Apr 27, 2015 06:36 AM EDT

Killing of U.S. al Qaeda media frontman seen as big blow for militants

The killing of an American who directed al Qaeda's media campaign from his Pakistani hideout is like...

Apr 24, 2015 08:39 PM EDT

Hostage locations difficult to track - and may be getting harder

The U.S. drone strike that accidentally killed two hostages in Pakistan exposes intelligence shortfa...

Apr 24, 2015 06:02 AM EDT

U.S. strike inadvertently killed U.S., Italian hostages; Obama apologizes

A U.S. drone strike in January targeting an al Qaeda compound in Pakistan near the Afghan border ina...

Apr 23, 2015 06:34 PM EDT

Pakistani politicians decry 'unfair' change to China corridor

Politicians in Pakistan complained on Wednesday that a plan for projects worth $46 billion to be bui...

Apr 22, 2015 08:23 AM EDT

Pakistan PM says Iran should be involved in Yemen debate

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called on Tuesday for Iran to get involved in a debate on secu...

Apr 07, 2015 07:21 AM EDT

Pakistan arrests parents for refusing children's polio vaccinations

Pakistan authorities have arrested hundreds of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children agains...

Mar 03, 2015 09:01 AM EST

India's ailing air force at risk in tough neighborhood

India's air force risks a major capability gap opening up with China and Pakistan without new wester...

Feb 18, 2015 05:52 PM EST

China's President Xi to visit Pakistan this year

China's President Xi Jinping will visit Pakistan this year in what will be the first trip by a Chine...

Feb 14, 2015 08:03 AM EST

Rape, acid attacks, kidnap: girls face rising violence in fight for education - U.N.

High-profile attacks such as the abduction 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in Nigeria and the shooting...

Feb 10, 2015 05:19 AM EST

Islamic State executes three of its Chinese militants: China paper

The Islamic State has killed three Chinese militants who joined its ranks in Syria and Iraq and late...

Feb 05, 2015 06:21 AM EST

After a bear hug, Obama gets down to business with Modi in India

In a glow of bonhomie, U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi worked on...

Jan 25, 2015 05:55 AM EST

Some counter-terrorism efforts in Yemen frozen for now - U.S. officials

The United States has halted some counter-terrorism operations against al Qaeda militants in Yemen f...

Jan 24, 2015 06:47 AM EST

Protesters clash with Pakistan police near French consulate

Pakistan police fired tear gas and water cannon at about 200 protesters outside the French consulate...

Jan 16, 2015 07:48 PM EST

London cleric Abu Hamza sentenced to life in U.S. prison

The radical London cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison on Friday for hi...

Jan 10, 2015 05:02 AM EST

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