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Pakistan Wants To Try Former Dictator Musharraf For Treason

Pakistan's former President and head of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) political party Pervez Musharraf salutes as he arrives to unveil his party manifesto for the forthcoming general election at his residence in Islamabad Pakistan moved on Monday to...

Russia Seeks Clues Over Plane Crash That Killed 50

Russian investigators sifted through the charred remains of a Boeing 737 airliner on Monday in the search for clues about what caused it to crash and burst into flames, killing 50 people, officials said on Monday. Sunday's crash raised new...

Sectarian Violence Spreads In Pakistan After Days Of Unrest

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Sectarian violence spread in Pakistan on Monday after clashes between minority Shi'ite and majority Sunni Muslims near the capital Islamabad prompted the government to impose a curfew and block mobile phone services over the weekend. Clashes confined to areas in...

South African Court Postpones Case Against Zuma Critic Malema

A South African court on Monday postponed a corruption case against politician Julius Malema until late next year, removing a potential obstacle to the vocal critic of President Jacob Zuma standing in elections against his former party. Malema, who led...

Philippine Typhoon Death Toll Jumps; U.S. Helicopters Boost Aid Effort

The death toll from one of the world's most powerful typhoons surged on Friday, but the aid effort was still so patchy bodies lay uncollected and thousands tried desperately to evacuate stricken communities across the central Philippines. After long delays,...

Plan To Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons Awaits Albanian Decision

Discussions to work out a detailed plan to destroy Syria's chemical weapons were on hold Friday as Albania considered a politically loaded U.S. request to host a facility that will process thousands of tons of toxic waste. A meeting by...

EU Says Spanish Controls At Gibraltar Border Do Not Break Law

There is no evidence that Spain broke EU law by imposing tight controls at its border with Gibraltar, the European Union's executive said on Friday. The European Commission sent inspectors to the British territory in September to investigate a border...

Commonwealth Leaders Meet, Sri Lanka Human Rights Under Scrutiny

Leaders of the Commonwealth of mostly former British colonies gathered in Colombo on Friday for a biennial summit that has brought with it intense scrutiny of Sri Lanka's human rights record four years after the civil war ended. President Mahinda...

China Announces Major Economic And Social Reforms

China released a raft of detailed reform plans on Friday, promising sweeping changes to the economy and the country's social fabric as it seeks to unleash new sources of growth after three decades of breakneck expansion show signs of...

Hezbollah Will Stay In Syria As Long As Needed: Nasrallah

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday his militant Shi'ite group, which has been fighting alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces in Syria's civil war, would stay in Syria for as long as necessary. "As long as the reasons (to...