Pakistan Elects First Female Dalit Senator by AFP March 5, 2018 by AFP March 5, 2018 Ruling PMLN wins 15 of 52 seats in Upper House, with PPP trailing with 12 and the PTI with six 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
China Downplays Lifting of Presidential Term Limit by AFP March 5, 2018 by AFP March 5, 2018 Beijing claims move intended to align presidency with titles of Communist Party general secretary and Military Commission chairman 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Trump Praises Xi for Lifetime Mandate Extension by AFP March 5, 2018 by AFP March 5, 2018 U.S. president jokingly suggested the U.S. should consider similar abolishment of term limits 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Iran Says No Missile Talks Unless West Destroys Nukes by AFP March 5, 2018 by AFP March 5, 2018 Spokesman for armed forces says U.S., Europe must destroy their weapons before demanding Tehran does the same 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
More Than a Name by AFP March 3, 2018 by AFP March 3, 2018 In Mosul, hundreds fear arrest for sharing names with jihadists 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
E.U. Leaders ‘Weakening’ Journalists: Reporters Without Borders by AFP March 3, 2018 by AFP March 3, 2018 Media watchdog warns ‘appalling climate’ for journalists due to slurs by politicians, government leaders 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
British P.M. Admits ‘Hard Facts’ in Brexit Trade Deal by AFP March 3, 2018 by AFP March 3, 2018 In speech, Theresa May acknowledges that U.K. will likely face new trade barriers once it leaves single market in March 2019 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Bomb Explodes Near Australian Convoy in Kabul by AFP March 3, 2018 by AFP March 3, 2018 One killed, several other people injured following detonation 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Elderly Pakistani Couple Quit Syria’s Embattled Ghouta by AFP March 2, 2018 by AFP March 2, 2018 Couple only known civilians to have fled region since ‘humanitarian pause’ started on Feb. 27 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Saudi Arabia Begins Issuing Cinema Licenses by AFP March 2, 2018 by AFP March 2, 2018 Major global chains eager to enter market of over 30 million people after end to decades-long ban 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
U.S. Welcomes Afghan Peace Moves by AFP March 2, 2018 by AFP March 2, 2018 Ambassador says Washington will maintain pressure on Taliban until peace achieved 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
‘German Man’ Arrested With Afghan Taliban by AFP March 2, 2018 by AFP March 2, 2018 Frankfurt native had been serving as adviser to commander of militant group’s ‘Red Unit’ in Helmand 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Trump Stuns By Embracing Gun Control by AFP March 2, 2018 by AFP March 2, 2018 U.S. president’s move comes as students return to Florida high school that was targeted two weeks ago 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Just the Beginning by AFP March 2, 2018 by AFP March 2, 2018 Saudi princess says driving is merely a part of the rights due women in the Gulf kingdom 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Suicide, Gun Attacks Kill Six in Quetta by AFP March 2, 2018 by AFP March 2, 2018 Officials say four soldiers, two policemen killed in separate attacks 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Afghan President Unveils Plan for Peace Talks With Taliban by AFP March 2, 2018 by AFP March 2, 2018 Ashraf Ghani’s proposed accord includes eventual recognition of militants as legitimate political party 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Jared Kushner Loses Top Security Clearance by AFP February 28, 2018 by AFP February 28, 2018 Officials insist decision will not impact administrative role of U.S. president’s son-in-law and senior aide 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
U.S. General Sees ‘Positive Indicators’ in Pakistan by AFP February 28, 2018 by AFP February 28, 2018 CENTCOM chief says recent communications suggest current approach is the right one 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
China Using ‘Predictive Policing’ in Xinjiang by AFP February 28, 2018 by AFP February 28, 2018 Human Rights Watch slams Beijing for violating privacy rights, arbitrarily detaining people 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Shahbaz Sharif Inches Closer to Power With Party Leadership by AFP February 28, 2018 by AFP February 28, 2018 Punjab chief minister crowned PMLN chief after Supreme Court bars Nawaz Sharif from position 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail