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Abbasi, Loyal Placeholder For Pakistan’s Sharif Dynasty
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who is set to become Pakistan's interim prime minister, is the former federal minister for...
Pakistan Hunts For New PM As Sharif’s Ousting Divides Country
Pakistan's ruling party was to meet with parliamentarians Saturday to begin nominations for an interim prime minister...
What Happens Now Pakistan’s PM Has Been Disqualified?
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been ousted from power by the Supreme Court, an unceremonious end to his third...
Bangladeshi Twins Born Joined At Skull To Undergo Surgery
Bangladeshi twins born conjoined at the skull will undergo a difficult and potentially dangerous operation to separate...
India’s Kovind To Be Sworn In As President
Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn in as India's president Tuesday, becoming just the second leader from the oppressed Dalit...
Calibri In Spotlight As Fontgate Could Leave Pakistan Sans Sharif
A typeface has sparked uproar in Pakistan after documents using the font were produced in a corruption case against...
Shot For Supporting Education, Malala Finishes School
In 2012, a Taliban gunman shot her in the head for advocating education for girls in her native Pakistan. On Friday,...
Israeli President Eases Parole Conditions For Ex-PM Olmert
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has eased parole restrictions on ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert, released from prison on...
Israel’s Ex-PM Jailed For Bribery Released Early
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been released from prison on parole after serving two-thirds of a...
Hong Kong’s New Leader Carrie Lam
Carrie Lam's swearing-in as Hong Kong's new leader on Saturday marks the culmination of the lifelong civil servant's...
Former Israeli PM Olmert Granted Early Prison Release
A parole committee has decided to grant early release to Israeli ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert, who is serving a...
Hundreds Join In Jerusalem ‘SlutWalk’
Hundreds of young Israelis, many wearing just bras and shorts, staged a "SlutWalk" through central Jerusalem on Friday...
Israeli Minister Grilled On Graft Suspicions
Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and his wife were being questioned by fraud squad detectives Monday as part of a...
Iran Hardliners Turn To Reformist-Dominated Social Media
After a series of bruising electoral defeats, Iranian conservatives campaigning in this week's presidential poll have...
Pessimism Rife In Working-Class Tehran Ahead of Poll
In a working-class district of Tehran teeming with porters, motorbikes and pickup trucks, residents have little...
Malaysia Football Chief In North Korea Poison Warning
Malaysia's football chief on Thursday said he was worried about players being deliberately poisoned if their...
Iran’s Rouhani Faces Protests At Site of Deadly Mine Collapse
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani faced angry protests from victims' families on Sunday when he visited the site of a...
‘South Korea’s Bill Gates’ Seeks To Break Political Mould
One of the main challengers to the frontrunner in South Korea's presidential race is an IT multi-millionaire who has...
New Syria War Crimes Panel To Launch Soon
A new UN body tasked with identifying individuals guilty of atrocities in Syria should start work shortly, a key step...