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Pakistan's Sharif condemns latest US drone strike
May 31, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistan's incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday condemned the latest US drone strike in the country's lawless tribal belt which killed the Taliban's d...
Chinese worker cleared of blasphemy in Pakistan
May 30, 2013 (AFP)
Authorities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Thursday cleared a Chinese man accused of committing blasphemy by desecrating a Koran, officials said. Lee Ping,...
Pakistani Taliban withdraw talks offer after leader killed
May 30, 2013 (AFP)
The Pakistani Taliban on Thursday withdrew their offer of peace talks with the government after confirming the death of their second in command in a US drone st...
US drone kills Pakistani Taliban deputy: officials
May 29, 2013 (AFP)
A US drone strike killed the deputy chief of the Pakistani Taliban Wednesday in the country's lawless tribal northwest, officials said, dealing a major blow to ...
Uighur group faults China on Islam practice
May 29, 2013 (AFP)
China has imposed a "bewildering" array of regulations on the practice of Islam by its minority Uighur population that have severely impeded religious freedom, ...
Bomb kills 13 in southwest Pakistan: police
May 23, 2013 (AFP)
A bomb planted in a rickshaw tore through a truck used by security forces in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 13 people, police said. The remote...
Afghan interpreters win right to new life in Britain
May 22, 2013 (AFP)
Hundreds of Afghan interpreters who served on the frontline with British forces in Afghanistan will be offered the chance of a new life in Britain after a gover...
Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall
May 22, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistani politician Imran Khan left hospital Wednesday, two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at a rally for the country's general election, whe...
Chinese PM begins Pakistan visit
May 21, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in Pakistan Wednesday for a two-day visit where he will meet prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif as the long-time allies look t...
Karzai meets Indian leaders in push for military aid
May 21, 2013 (AFP)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai held talks with Indian leaders Tuesday, hoping to secure more military aid as he looks to beef up his security forces after intern...
Afghan leader to push for Indian military aid
May 21, 2013 (AFP)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek to secure more military aid in talks with Indian leaders on Tuesday as he looks to beef up his security forces after int...
Gunmen kill two NATO drivers in Pakistan: officials
May 16, 2013 (AFP)
Gunmen on Thursday opened fire on NATO supply trucks passing through northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, killing two drivers, local officials said. The f...
S. Korea calls Japan visit to N. Korea 'unhelpful'
May 16, 2013 (AFP)
South Korea Thursday criticised an "unhelpful" visit to North Korea by a senior aide to Japan's prime minister, saying it weakened the united front needed to de...
Iraq threatens Turkey peace plan with PKK
May 16, 2013 (UPI)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government is threatening to sabotage a peace process between Turkey and Kurdish separatist rebels, a plan that could end...
Commentary: Pakistan: Geopolitical conundrum
May 15, 2013 (UPI)
Sixty-six percent of Pakistan's 185 million people are under the age of 30 and almost all of them say they are worse off today than when they were 21. They also...
Pakistan's Sharif tells Khan 'we should work together'
May 14, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistan's incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday pledged to work with his rival Imran Khan for the good of the country as he visited the cricketer-turned...
First Kurd rebels reach Iraq under Turkey truce
May 14, 2013 (AFP)
A first group of Kurdish fighters pulling out of Turkey under a truce arrived in the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq on Tuesday to handshakes and embraces aft...
Kabul imposed 'unjust' taxes on contractors: US watchdog
May 14, 2013 (AFP)
The Afghan government has levied "illegitimate" taxes on contractors working on US-funded reconstruction projects, possibly disrupting US military operations, a...
Pakistan ex-envoy doubts Sharif on extremists
May 13, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistan's former ambassador to Washington on Monday cast doubt on incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif's overtures to the United States and India, saying he ha...
Sharif picks finance minister as Pakistan stocks hit high
May 13, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistan election-winner Nawaz Sharif has picked a veteran finance minister to serve in his cabinet as Karachi stocks hit an all-time high Monday over hopes his...
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