Nobel laureate Malala predicts: change is coming
By DANICA KIRKA Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai offered hope Wednesday that her prize will inspire young girls all over the world to fight for their rights — and to…
Pakistan
Pakistan says top al-Qaida militant killed in raid
By MUNIR AHMED Pakistani soldiers killed a top al-Qaida operative Saturday who was indicted in the U.S. for his alleged involvement in a plot to bomb New York’s subway system,…
US relationship with Pakistan wary but improving
By KEN DILANIAN The U.S. has carried out a series of airstrikes in recent days against some of Pakistan’s most wanted militants hiding in a remote border area, the latest…
PAKISTAN TALKS WITH TALIBAN TEAM DELAYED
By MUNIR AHMED Pakistani religious cleric and member of Taliban’s negotiating committee Maulana Sami-ul-Haq arrives for a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. A three-member committee appointed…
PAKISTAN’S MUSHARRAF NO SHOW IN COURT; BOMB FOUND
By REBECCA SANTANA A Pakistani female police officer stands alert outside a court set up for the trial of Pakistan’s former president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, Pakistan,…
BOMB SCARE DELAYS MUSHARRAF HIGH TREASON HEARING
By REBECCA SANTANA and ZARAR KHAN Pakistani police officers man a security check post outside the residence of former President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013. A…
4 DEAD IN RENEWED VIOLENCE IN BANGLADESH
By JULHAS ALAM Bangladeshi businessmen and others carry white flags as they march calling for peace in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Many of their businesses suffered because of…
HAGEL WARNS PAKISTAN LEADERS OVER BORDER PROTESTS
By LOLITA C. BALDOR U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, speaks during a meeting with Afghan military leaders in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. Hagel spoke with U.S.…