The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State’s relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites. For 1,400 years, the compound survived assaults by nature and man, standing as a place of ....

Media reported that three gunmen entered the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and opened fire on students and teachers in classrooms and hostels. Pakistan, which has suffered from years of militant violence, has killed and ....

Lloyd Rudolph, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, died January 16, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. of prostate cancer. He was 88. He had a long and distinguished career almost entirely in collaboration with his wife and fellow UChicago Political Science Professor, Susanne Ho ....

A senior Pakistani Taliban commander claimed responsibility for the assault in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, but an official spokesman later denied involvement, calling the attack “un-Islamic.” The violence nevertheless shows militants retain the ability t ....

"Masood Azhar has been taken into protective custody by the Punjab police counter-terrorism department," Sanaullah told Dawn News. Earlier, the government chose not to confirm or deny the reports that Azhar has been taken into "protective custody" ....

Frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz attacked each other with ferocity unseen until now, ahead of the Iowa caucuses on February 1 with which the candidate selection process will formally begin. Meanwhile, Mr. Trump has increased his national lead over Mr. Cruz to 13 p ....

Addressing the Friday sermon at JuD headquarters , Saeed said that the Pakistan government is taking action against JeM to “please” India. “The arrests are regrettable as the Nawaz government is only doing so to please Modi sarkar (government). The ....

The State Department said on Friday that Mr. Kerry plans to leave early in the week for Switzerland, where he will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Zurich on Wednesday and then participate in the World Economic Forum in Davos. From there, department spo ....

Asked by a reporter Friday about the on-again, off-again interactions between the two South Asian neighbours, Mr. Ban’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said, “Advice of the secretary general would always be for ‘on’ in order to support the talks.& ....

Witnesses said an explosion was caused by a suicide bomber, but there was no immediate confirmation of the claim. National Police spokesman Maj. Gen. Anton Charliyan said security is focused on anticipating attacks in vulnerable regions, including Jakarta. Latest upd ....