Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, facing a widening corruption probe, announced Wednesday that he will not compete in his party's leadership primary in September. The move will effectively end his tenure as premier and is likely to complicate efforts to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before President Bush leaves office. ...more

July 31, 2008

The two main Pakistani opposition parties announced Thursday that they would work to form a coalition government, after dealing the party of President Pervez Musharraf a bruising defeat in this week's elections. ...more

February 22, 2008

Rana Younas got the call early Thursday from a nervous friend - a Pakistani-American like him - from Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. ...more

December 28, 2007

Benazir Bhutto was many things: zealous guardian of her dead father's legacy, aristocratic populist, accused rogue, even one of People magazine's 50 most beautiful people. ...more

December 28, 2007

For Benazir Bhutto, the decision to return to Pakistan was sealed during a telephone call from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice just a week before Bhutto flew home in October. The call culminated more than a year of secret diplomacy - and came only when it became clear that the heir to Pakistan's most powerful political dynasty was the only one who could bail out Washington's key ally in the battle against terrorism. ...more

December 28, 2007

When I saw Benazir Bhutto that day in 1989, she was simply impossible to miss. There she stood on the eve of a gathering of the world's most powerful countries: A woman making her way confidently in a sea of men. A woman from Pakistan - a Muslim country, no less - democratically elected as prime minister. ...more

December 28, 2007

South African President Thabo Mbeki received a stinging rebuff Sunday from supporters of his bitter rival, Jacob Zuma, in the lead-up to a crucial leadership vote at the national conference of the ruling African National Congress. ...more

December 17, 2007

A Supreme Court judge convicted former President Alberto Fujimori of abuse of authority and sentenced him to six years in prison Tuesday in the first criminal conviction for Fujimori, who also faces human rights and corruption charges. ...more

December 12, 2007

GEN. PERVEZ MUSHARRAF, 64, president: He seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999, overthrowing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Branded a pariah, he gained international acceptance by backing the U.S. war on terror after the Sept. 11 attacks. He allowed U.S. troops to use military bases in ousting the Taliban in Afghanistan. A moderate, he has campaigned against Islamic extremists and survived at least three assassination attempts. He has remained army chief while president, reneging on a promise to give up his military role. ...more

November 4, 2007

Human rights groups called the return of former President Alberto Fujimori to Peru to face charges of corruption and sanctioning a death squad an important step toward ending impunity in Latin America. ...more

September 24, 2007