Pakistan court to examine Zardari’s immunity |
Move comes as PM Gilani appears before supreme court in contempt hearing for not pursuing fraud case against president.
Pakistan court to examine Zardari’s immunity |
Move comes as PM Gilani appears before supreme court in contempt hearing for not pursuing fraud case against president.
Memorabilia of former South African President Nelson Mandela was on sale in Bloemfontein in honour of the African National Congress’s centenary.
Thousands of supporters attended rallies to celebrate Africa’s oldest liberation movement. See the ‘Week in Pictures’ here.
Tunisian blogger Lina Ben Mhenni, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, was one of the first people I had been in touch with when uprisings started in the country just over a year ago. The protests led to the end of the 23 year rule of President Ben Ali on January 14, 2011.
Mossad ‘posed as CIA to recruit fighters’ |
Magazine report claims Israeli spies used fake US spy identities to work with Pakistani fighters targeting Iran.
A university professor has been killed by a bomb placed on his car by a motorcyclist in northern Tehran, Iranian media reported.
The professor was a “nuclear scientist” who “supervised a department at Natanz Enrichment Facility, the Fars news agency said.
The incident on Wednesday coincided with the anniversary of a explosion that killed a senior Iranian nuclear scientist.
Witnesses said a motorcyclist stuck a magnetic bomb on the side of the car which then exploded, killing one and injuring two people inside.
Messi scores Ballon d’Or hat-trick |
Argentina and Barca forward wins World Player award for the third year running as Pep Guardiola scoops coaching gong.
Anwar Ibrahim found not guilty of sodomy |
Malaysian politician says justice has been served and pledges to topple the government in next elections.
Explosion hits central Damascus district |
Several people killed in bomb blast in the al-Maidan neighbourhood, Syrian state television reports.
Deadly blasts rock Baghdad neighbourhoods |
At least 24 people reported dead and 66 wounded as bombings target mainly Shia areas of the Iraqi capital.
A new year is born
Iraqi Christians light candles during a mass on Christmas Eve
In Pictures: Tahrir square burns |
Nine people have been killed and over 300 wounded in Tahrir square as protesters clash with military troops and police.
Troops beat Cairo protesters after clashes | Demonstrators beaten in Tahrir Square in a second day of clashes that have killed 10 people and wounded more than 430.
Children rescued in Pakistan seminary raid |
More than 50 students, including drug addicts, found in basement of a Karachi school, many shackled with chains.
