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The popular opposition leader was dragged from a courtroom and ordered held for another eight days on new corruption charges, outraging his supporters and deepening the country’s political turmoil

The popular opposition leader and former prime minister was dragged from a courtroom on Tuesday and arrested on corruption charges, deepening the country’s political turmoil

The arrest, which marks a dramatic escalation on Pakistan’s political scene, drew nationwide condemnation from supporters of the popular opposition leader

Pneumonia is a silent pandemic that causes more deaths than the coronavirus, but receives neither the attention nor funding necessary to combat it. Around 700,000 children under the age of five die every year from it, mostly in poor countries

Twelve people were injured in northwest Pakistan from Tuesday’s quake, which was centered in Afghanistan and also felt in bordering Tajikistan

UNICEF says the floods damaged most of the water pipelines systems in affected areas, forcing more than 5.4 million people to rely solely on contaminated water

Khan was not in the home, having traveled to Islamabad to appear before a judge to face charges he sold state gifts while in office and hid his assets

While activists in some places celebrated political and legal advances, observances also pointed to repression in countries such as Afghanistan and Iran

The Lebanese pound has lost 95% in value since late 2019, and now most restaurants and many stores are demanding to be paid in dollars

The newly formed Tehreek-e-Jihad militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place on a bridge in the Sibi district of Baluchistan province

BGI Group, one of the world’s biggest genetics analysis companies, said Sunday it would never be involved in human rights abuses

The tragedy has highlighted the lesser-known migration route from Turkey to Italy. It also brought into focus hardening Italian and European migration policies

Pakistani Sen. Mushtaq Ahmed Khan tweeted Friday that the two brothers had reached Islamabad airport. “There was no trial, no court proceedings, no charges against them”, he wrote on Twitter.

The ordinance is a contentious issue, especially among the nation’s South Asian diaspora

Under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, anyone found guilty of insulting Islam or its figures can be sentenced to death

The assailant detonated his suicide vest as some 300 worshipers, including many policemen from nearby police offices, were praying inside

Study puts insured property losses from this year’s 10 most costly weather disasters at more than $168.1 billion

The summit, however, failed to reach an agreement to phase out fossil fuels or set more ambitious targets to limit global warming to 1.5ºC