A Pakistani anti-corruption court sentenced the former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for corruption. Sharif, who has been in jail for 7 years, says the verdict of the court...
At least twelve people were killed because a Moldavian helicopter crashed in an army camp in the north of Afghanistan. Two Ukrainians and ten Afghan soldiers did not survive the crash.
The Pakistani parliament has chosen Imran Khan Friday as the new prime minister. As expected, with 176 against 96 votes, he was clearly preferred over rival Shehbaz Sharif.
Cricket legend Imran Khan yesterday declared himself the winner of the Pakistani parliamentary elections, to the great anger of Nawaz Sharif, his direct opponent who is currently imprisoned for corruption.
Pakistani former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appealed against his conviction in a corruption case. The authorities arrested Sharif and his daughter Maryam when they returned to Pakistan late last week. Thousands of Sharif's supporters then took to the streets to express their support.
Pakistani former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam are on their way to Pakistan. They are expected to be arrested immediately upon their arrival in Lahore. A Pakistani court sentenced the duo to years of imprisonment.
Deported Pakistani former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (68) has been sentenced to a prison sentence of ten years. An anti-corruption court in Pakistan also imposed fines on the politician and his daughter on fines, a prosecutor said.
NATO strengthens the training mission in Afghanistan with some 3,000 men. The Netherlands does not deliver any additional soldiers, but six surgeons.
The Somali who is suspected of striking a policeman in the Canadian city of Edmonton and pedestrians was previously stuck in the United States. The US authorities wanted to expel the Somali, but he managed to flee Canada to neighboring countries and apply for asylum.
A man suspected of striking a policeman in the Canadian city of Edmonton and pedestrians is a Somali refugee. The Canadian police reported Sunday that the man is being charged with attempted murder.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamed Jawad Sharif will discuss in New York next week about the future of the Vienna nuclear convention in 2015.
The deputized Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has proposed his brother Shahbaz as successor to the general elections in 2018. He said in a speech for party fellow Shahid Abassi to be in the middle of the break. The 58-year-old Abbasi is a loyal ally of Sharif and is currently the Minister of Oil and Gas.
The supreme court of Pakistan has left the country's prime minister out of office. Nawaz Sharif is accused of corruption and money laundering.
The British royal family has a moral obligation to come to the aid a Bahraini activist, says Human Rights Watch (HRW). Ebrahim Sharif is accused of 'inciting hatred against the government' because he was critical of a visit by Prince Charles last week led to the Gulf state. He faces a prison sentence of three years.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday in London underwent open heart surgery. His daughter in London and the government in Islamabad reported that the surgery went well.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday in London undergoing open heart surgery.
Pakistan has the death of the Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour not confirmed yet. Authorities in Islamabad said the driver of the taxi which is bombarded the border province of Baluchistan with missiles by US drones, has been identified but not yet the passenger. On his body is a Pakistani passport in the name of Wali Muhammad found with a valid Iranian visa.
The death toll from an attack on an air base in northern India has risen to at least ten. The base is Sunday after fifteen hours of fighting released.
The Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday made a surprise visit to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. It is the first time in ten years that an Indian Prime Minister visits the rival nation.
The seal impression of one of the kings of Judah has been found in excavations in Jerusalem. The 2700-year-old copy of the biblical King Hezekiah, who ruled in the eighth century BC over the former kingdom. It is the first time that a so-called bulla, or seal of a king of Israel or Judah is found.
