Jolie Praises Daniel Pearl’s Widow
May 22, 2007 Angelina Jolie and paramour Brad Pitt hit the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of their latest joint effort, "A Mighty Heart," which focuses on Mariane Pearl, played by Jolie, as she weathers the abduction and murder of her husband, American journalist Daniel Pearl, in 2002.
When Hugging Is a Crime
May 22, 2007 Nilofar Bakhtiar, Pakistan's federal minister for tourism, is in hot water with clerics in her home country for hugging a skydiving instructor who guided her through a tandem parachute jump for charity last month. Now, after striking such an "obscene" pose, she's had to resign from Pakistan's Cabinet.Karachi Shootout Kills 34
May 13, 2007 Two politically opposed groups in Karachi, Pakistan, opened fire on each other Saturday as a suspended member of President Pervez Musharraf's administration, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, was arriving in Karachi for a rally. The BBC reported that 34 were killed in the gunfire and 120 injured, and that Chaudhry was forced to return to Islamabad.Al-Qaida Making Mergers
Apr 21, 2007 Despite U.S. efforts to quash al-Qaida, the terrorist organization is rebuilding its base in rural Pakistan -- and doing some serious networking to connect with other militant groups in Africa and the Middle East, steering them to focus on Western targets on a local and international scale.UK Forces Climate Talks at U.N.
Apr 18, 2007 Over the objections of other members, the UK has brought the climate change debate to the UN Security Council Russia, China and Pakistan said it was the wrong venue for the issue, but U Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett pointed out that rising sea levels, mass migration and economic catastrophe would almost certainly impact global security.Deadly Conflict in Pakistan
Mar 21, 2007 An outbreak of violence in Pakistan has killed more than 50 people since Monday, according to the BCC. Militants connected to the Afghan Taliban in the country's northwest region have been battling tribesmen.Taliban Official Nabbed in Pakistan?
Mar 3, 2007 A raid in the Pakistani city of Quetta early this week reportedly resulted in the capture of Taliban Defense Minister Mullah Obaidullah Akhund and other suspects. Officials said the arrest occurred as Vice President Dick Cheney was passing through the country's southwestern region.
Kidnapped by the CIA
Feb 28, 2007 The Washington Post has an inside look at "black sites," the secret detention centers operated by the CIA that hold abducted terror suspects, one of whom describes a world of interrogation, torture and misery.
Going Back to North Korea, Hat in Hand
Feb 28, 2007 There is nothing wrong with negotiating with our enemies rather than weakly blustering at cartoon images of them -- I wish we would do the same in our dealings with Iran -- but it would be nice if we would stop shooting ourselves in the foot first.
Powell: The Price of Distraction
Feb 21, 2007
