Former President Hosni Mubarak’s release, six years after he was toppled during the Arab Spring, capped a largely fruitless effort to hold him accountable for...
KARACHI, Pakistan — Until recently, polio was considered a poor man’s problem in Pakistan — a crippling virus that festered in the mountainous tribal belt,...
In a surprise choice that bodes poorly for proposed peace talks, the Pakistani Taliban on Thursday appointed as their new leader the hard-line commander responsible...
LONDON — A U.S. drone strike killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, on Friday, according to Pakistani intelligence officials and militant commanders...
LONDON — In a surprise, Pakistan’s government Wednesday sharply revised downward its official estimate of civilian deaths caused by U.S. drone strikes in the tribal...
LONDON — For years, U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal belt have been the subject of what might be termed a wink-and-keep-moving approach between the...
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela always wanted to go quietly. Despite his stature as a global icon, he sought a dignified withdrawal from public life in...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Gunmen opened fire on a polio-vaccination team in Pakistan’s tribal belt Monday, killing a paramilitary soldier and underscoring the continued threat to...