Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of a Pakistani man convicted and later acquitted in the gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan court orders man accused in American’s death freed
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of a Pakistani man convicted and later acquitted in the gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in ... ( read original story ...)
South Africa trails by 121 in 1st test against Pakistan
South Africa started off confidently after Pakistan's lower order increased the first-innings lead to 158 runs on the third day of the first cricket test. No. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Court Frees Islamist Accused of Killing U.S. Journalist Daniel Pearl
A panel of three judges of Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered on Thursday the release of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, an Islamist accused of beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl, a government lawyer said. ( read original story ...)
2 men caned 77 times for gay sex in Indonesia’s Aceh
Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province have been publicly caned each 77 times after neighbors reported them to Islamic religious police for having sex ... ( read original story ...)
EXPLAINER: How experts will hunt for COVID origins in China
After a two-week quarantine, the real work can begin. Maybe. A World Health Organization team of researchers emerged from their hotel Thursday for the first time since ... ( read original story ...)
To Avoid an Outbreak, China Cancels Lunar New Year for Millions of Migrants
China has added restrictions, offered incentives and appealed to a sense of filial and national responsibility, in an effort to prevent about 300 million migrant workers from going home for the ... ( read original story ...)
Antony Blinken Says U.S. Will Defend the Philippines From Attacks in South China Sea
The call between Blinken and his counterpart in Manila comes in the wake of the Philippines' filing of a diplomatic complaint against a new Chinese coast guard law. ( read original story ...)
China tells Taiwan that independence ‘means war’: report
China on Thursday intensified its rhetoric directed towards Taiwan and said its independence would result in war. ( read original story ...)
New Zealand trade minister tries to ease tensions after saying Australia should ‘show respect’ to China
The Chinese government is upgrading its free trade agreement with Wellington as relations with Canberra remain frozen ... ( read original story ...)