Katharine Houreld
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 06:18
Many guns imported by the Somali government with UN approval are being resold by arms dealers on the black market in the nation's capital Mogadishu, two Western diplomats said.
Monday, October 3, 2016 - 09:45
Police killings of Kenyans are on the rise, a Kenyan newspaper said on Sunday, as it published the country's first comprehensive database detailing hundreds of such alleged killings in the past two years.
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 07:03
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met Pakistan's powerful military chief Thursday, as the Pakistan government wrestled with a dilemma over how to respond to a request from Saudi Arabia for Pakistani troops to fight in Yemen.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 06:50
Human rights groups say convictions in Pakistan are highly unreliable. Its antiquated criminal justice system barely functions, suspects are often tortured and most police are untrained in investigation, rights officials say.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 06:44
Recent battlefield successes point to renewed willingness by the United States to work with Pakistan on curbing Islamist militancy, but a promise Islamabad made in return – to bring insurgents to the negotiating table – looks a distant prospect.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 07:50
Pakistan warned Iran on Tuesday not to send troops across the two countries' shared border to retrieve five kidnapped Iranian border guards, an incident that threatens to exacerbate regional and sectarian tensions.