Nov 23 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Shoppers flock to deals on lucrative Black Friday In our news wrap Friday, Americans swarmed stores and scoured websites for the best Black Friday deals. The retail data firm ShopperTrak estimates today’s sales will hit $23 billion, up more than $2 billion from last year. Violence emerged amidst… Continue watching
Nov 08 Blasphemy case overturned, Pakistani woman goes into hiding after release By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press A Christian woman who had been on death row for eight years was freed from detention Thursday, but her whereabouts are a closely guarded secret following demands by extremists that she be hanged in public. Continue reading
Nov 01 Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy to leave Pakistan By Munir Ahmed, Asim Tanveer, Associated Press Asia Bibi was acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy. Continue reading
Aug 18 Pakistan’s Imran Khan sworn in as prime minister By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan's cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan was sworn in as prime minister on Saturday despite protests by opposition parties, which accuse the security services of intervening on his behalf in last month's elections. Continue reading
Aug 17 Pakistani lawmakers elect Imran Khan as prime minister By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistani lawmakers on Friday elected former cricket star and longtime politician Imran Khan as the country's next prime minister, in a step toward the country's third civilian transfer of power. Continue reading
Jul 27 What do Pakistanis think of Imran Khan’s election victory? By Larisa Epatko Pakistanis on Wednesday chose former cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan’s party over the two main political parties, marking a changing tide in voters’ attitudes and hopes for their country. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 5:23 News Wrap: Sessions defends Rosenstein amid Freedom Caucus impeachment bid In our news wrap Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein after House Republicans launched a bid to impeach him. Sessions urged Congress to turn its attention to more important work. Also, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan,… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 5:35 Pakistan populist Imran Khan claims election victory amid fraud allegations Imran Khan is one of Pakistan's most famous men and the likely next prime minister. He says his victory is the end of the dynastic cronyism that's dominated Pakistani politics and its two main parties. But his opponents instead see… Continue watching
Jul 25 Suicide blast kills 31 as Pakistan holds general elections By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed into people waiting outside a busy polling station in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least 31 and casting a dark shadow on what was to be a… Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 3:42 News Wrap: ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Pakistan election rally bombings In our news wrap Friday, bombings rocked election rallies in Pakistan, killing at least 130 people and wounding 300 others. Also, another American soldier has died in Afghanistan -- the second U.S. combat death this week. Pentagon officials say an… Continue watching