Pakistan

Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif celebrate the victory of their leader in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Globe Trot: Former PM Nawaz Sharif returns to power in Pakistan

International | Pakistanis returned to high office Nawaz Sharif, after parliamentary elections this weekend gave his party a commanding new hold on power. Sharif’s win—14 years after he was toppled in a military coup—is…

Pakistani soldiers patrol during elections in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Saturday.

Democracy without liberty is tyranny

Pakistan |  Pakistan’s election today reminds me that the United States made a big mistake in Iraq and Afghanistan by pushing democracy rather than liberty. As the…

President Barack Obama waves as he walks away from the podium after a new conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House.

Midday Roundup: Obama slow walks Syrian ‘red line’ decision

Newsworthy |  No rush. During a news conference this morning, the 100th day of his second term, President Barack Obama said he would take his time to consider whether Syria…

In this Monday, March 29, 2010 file photo commuters on a subway train injured by a blast which took place at the Park Kultury subway station. Insurgents from Chechnya and neighboring restive provinces in the Caucasus have been involved in terror attacks in Moscow and other places in Russia.

Globe Trot: Chechnya a breeding ground for terrorists

International |  The city of Boston is under lockdown as a manhunt for the remaining suspect in Monday’s marathon bombing continues. The FAA this morning also…

South Korean soldiers prepare 155 mm howitzers during their military exercise in the border city between two Koreas, Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea.

Midday Roundup: North Korea’s never-ending game of chicken

Newsworthy |  Stalemate. North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un is not interested in negotiating an end to his country’s nuclear and missile programs, a top Pentagon…

A Pakistani health worker chants slogans during a demonstration against the killings of her colleagues in Karachi Wednesday.

Globe Trot: Pakistan shootings, Church growth, heightened security around the world …

International |  In another shooting by suspected Islamists in Karachi, five female health workers vaccinating children against polio have been killed in Pakistan. Masked men…

Rimsha Masih

Pakistan court acquits Christian girl of blasphemy

Pakistan |  A Pakistani court on Tuesday acquitted a Christian girl accused of blasphemy over the burning of the Muslim holy book, her lawyer said. The ruling was the…

Sri Lankan Muslims protest by burning effigies of President Obama and U.S. flags.

Our burning embassies and our president

Foreign Policy |  There have been riots and burnings from England to Indonesia. Islamist radicals murdered our ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. All this, we are…

Pakistani Christians protest the death of Shahbaz Bhatti, who urged reform of harsh blasphemy laws.

Blasphemy revisited

Religion |  Cairo statement sends contradictory message after the Obama administration’s long, successful effort against blasphemy laws

Said al-Shihri

Globe Trot 09.10

International |  President Barack Obama ordered the attack that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan last year (in case you missed it). But the president is otherwise not as…

Pakistanis walk in a Christian neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan

Pakistani judge grants bail to Christian girl

Pakistan |  ISLAMABAD (AP) - A Pakistani judge granted bail Friday to a young, mentally challenged Christian girl accused of insulting Islam by burning pages of the…

Pakistan: Bail delayed in Christian blasphemy case

Pakistan: Bail delayed in Christian blasphemy case

Pakistan |  ISLAMABAD (AP)-A judge hearing the case of a Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy delayed her bail hearing on Thursday after a lawyer questioned a…

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