Pakistan appoints new ambassador to US
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani government says it has appointed a new ambassador to the United States. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday that Foreign…
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Malala plotter chosen as Pakistani Taliban leader
By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD FILE – In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, Malala Yousafzai addresses students and faculty after receiving the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at Harvard…
Everyday life disrupted during Bangladesh strike
By JULHAS ALAM Members of Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) stand guard on a street outside the office of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during a general strike…
India launches first mission to Mars
By KATY DAIGLE The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25) rocket lifts off carrying India’s Mars spacecraft from the east coast island of Sriharikota, India, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. India on…
Bangladesh sentences 152 to death for 2009 mutiny
By JULHAS ALAM A Bangladeshi border guard who was sentenced to death reacts as he leaves a special court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. A Bangladesh court sentenced…
2 DEAD IN VIOLENCE SPARKED BY BANGLADESH STRIKE
By JULHAS ALAM Members of Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) stand guard on a street outside the office of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during a general strike…
Mich. man claims he told US where bin Laden was
By JEFF KAROUBDETROIT (AP) — A Michigan man claims he tipped federal investigators to the location of Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan eight years before his killing and has…
Pakistani Taliban confirm leader killed by drone
By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD and RASOOL DAWAR FILE – In this file photo taken Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, new Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, left, is seen with his comrade Waliur…