Pakistan

London imam Abu Hamza to be sentenced for U.S. terrorism conviction

For years, the radical imam Abu Hamza al-Masri delivered incendiary sermons at a London mosque, usin...

Jan 09, 2015 03:49 AM EST

Thousands flee intensifying India-Pakistan clashes

Thousands of Indians have fled from their homes as fighting between India and Pakistan spread along ...

Jan 06, 2015 07:18 AM EST

U.S. stands by plan to pull troops from Afghanistan

The United States on Monday stood by plans to halve the number of its troops in Afghanistan this yea...

Jan 05, 2015 08:58 PM EST

Four militants hanged in Pakistan as execution campaign widens

Pakistan hanged four Islamist militants on Sunday in the second set of executions since the governme...

Dec 21, 2014 10:25 AM EST

Despite billions in aid, U.S. unable to get Pakistan to confront militants

Since 2001 the United States has tried virtually every strategy available to persuade Pakistan's arm...

Dec 18, 2014 10:04 PM EST

Pakistan court bails man accused of masterminding Mumbai attack

A Pakistani court granted bail on Thursday to a man accused of masterminding a deadly 2008 rampage t...

Dec 18, 2014 09:06 AM EST

Pakistan PM lifts moratorium on death penalty after school attack

The Pakistani prime minister lifted a moratorium on the death penalty on Wednesday, a day after Tali...

Dec 17, 2014 05:57 AM EST

Pakistan arrests suspected South Asian al Qaeda commander

Pakistani authorities have arrested a man they describe as an important commander in al Qaeda's newl...

Dec 16, 2014 04:50 AM EST

Did torture really help U.S. find al Qaeda chief Hambali?

Hailed as a major success in the U.S. "war on terror," the capture of Indonesian cleric Hambali if o...

Dec 11, 2014 06:25 AM EST

Malala, Satyarthi receive their Nobel Prizes for child campaigns

Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, shot by the Taliban for refusing to quit school, and Indian act...

Dec 10, 2014 06:52 PM EST

U.S., Pakistan increase cooperation in faint hope of Afghan peace

Recent battlefield successes point to renewed willingness by the United States to work with Pakistan...

Dec 10, 2014 07:51 AM EST

U.S. hands Pakistan senior militant detained in Afghanistan

The United States has handed to Pakistan three prisoners including a senior Taliban militant held in...

Dec 07, 2014 06:24 PM EST

Pakistan military kills al-Qaeda leader wanted in U.S.

Pakistani soldiers stormed a militant hideout on Saturday and shot dead a top al-Qaeda operative who...

Dec 06, 2014 05:50 AM EST

Iraqi Kurds reinforce Kobani; U.S. planes pound Islamic State targets

Syrian Kurds welcomed the arrival in Kobani of Iraqi Kurdish fighters with their heavy weapons, hopi...

Nov 01, 2014 06:16 PM EDT

U.S. general says he believes North Korea can build nuclear warhead

The commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said on Friday he believes Pyongyang has the capability ...

Oct 25, 2014 07:53 PM EDT

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