Top Pakistan court orders ex-PM Imran Khan's release after deadly riots
Imran Khan is a national sports hero-turned political opposition powerhouse. Here's what you need to know about the political turmoil gripping Pakistan.
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Protests in Pakistan as former PM is arrested
Following the dramatic arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on corruption charges, protestors and police have clashed across the country. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
8 killed, army deployed amid riots over Imran Khan's arrest in Pakistan
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's supporters besieged military and government offices as a court ordered him to be held on corruption charges.
Arrest of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan sparks deadly clashes
The political party led by Khan, a former cricket legend-turned political opposition powerhouse, urged supporters to take to the streets to "shut down Pakistan."
Pakistan braces for more flooding this year
Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority estimates there is a 72% chance of devastating floods again this year.
Gunmen storm school in Pakistan, kill 8 teachers in separate attacks
"So far we have no idea who killed the teachers," a police official said.
Sick elephant dies at Pakistani zoo days after critical medical procedure
Noor Jehan, a 17-year-old elephant, was brought to the Karachi zoo with three other elephants more than a dozen years ago.
Women's rights activist built cookware empire that pays tribute to her culture
"We wanted to build a brand that celebrated Eid and Ramadan and Nowruz as loudly as we celebrated Christmas and Easter and New Year's."
At least 9 killed after powerful earthquake rocks Pakistan and Afghanistan
The U.S. geological survey recorded a 6.5 magnitude temblor in the far northeast of Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border.
Gunmen kill 11 in ambush blamed on decades-old "family feud"
"Dozens of people from both sides have been killed as a result of this family feud so far," a police official in northwest Pakistan says.
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On International Women's Day, Afghan women say world "neglected us completely"
"Afghanistan has become a prison for women," one activist told CBS News, "and the world is just watching."
13 people killed as bus hits van on Pakistan motorway
Police say a passenger bus has rammed into a van on a motorway in eastern Pakistan, killing 13 passengers and injuring several others.
In Pakistan, angry mob lynches man accused of blasphemy
Police say hundreds of Muslims descended on a police station in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, ripped a blasphemy suspect from his cell and took him outside and lynched him.
Pakistan bombing death toll hits 100, officials blame "security lapse"
The blast, which ripped through a mosque inside a major police facility in Peshawar, was one of the deadliest attacks on Pakistan's security forces in years.
Suicide bomber kills dozens in Pakistan mosque attack targeting police
The mosque was full when the Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber struck, and many of those inside were officers based in Peshawar's fortified "Police Lines" zone.
Pakistan left in dark as grid fails to recover from overnight power cut
The country's so desperate to save resources that electricity is often turned off for part of the night, but this time engineers couldn't get it working again.
Gunman dressed as lawyer kills prominent attorney inside courtroom
The father of the attacker had represented the physician who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden.
Organ trafficking ring busted after boy found in lab with kidney removed
Police in Pakistan said the doctors and surgeons involved in the operation had not been tracked down.
Pakistan's teetering economy may end its urban late-night consumerism
The government aims to save a much-needed $273 million per year by making businesses close earlier, but business leaders aren't buying it.
Pakistan court frees rapist after "agreement" to marry his victim
The decision drew outrage from activists, with one declaring it a court "approval of rape and facilitation of rapists and rape mentality."
Attack on Chinese in Afghanistan shows Taliban allies coming under fire
First it was a suicide bomber outside the Russian embassy, then an attempt on the Pakistani ambassador's life, and now a hotel used by Chinese nationals has been attacked.
Bakery bombing in Pakistan kills 1, wounds 6
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but Baluch separatist groups have claimed attacks in public spaces and on security forces in the past.
Man arrested for alleged "honor killing" of daughter who vanished in Italy
The woman told her boyfriend that her parents wanted to marry her off to an older man but that she was refusing.
U.N.: World population reaches 8 billion
CBS News correspondent Lana Zak discussed a U.N. report on the world's population. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to have rapid growth while North America and Europe are expected to start declining by the 2030s.
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Dick Cheney, powerful former vice president, dies at 84
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Supreme Court prepares to weigh tariffs fight in test of Trump's power
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Trump administration will use contingency fund to pay partial SNAP benefits
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Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in
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What experts say about Trump's plans to restart nuclear testing
After his recent remarks about resuming nuclear testing, President Trump told "60 Minutes" "we're the only country that doesn't test."
SNAP recipients say they're ready to scrimp amid food-stamp fight
The USDA said it would provide partial food stamp benefits for November, but it's unclear exactly when participants will get those funds.
13 suspected drug cartel members killed in shootout with police
Four suspects were arrested and nine people kidnapped by the gang were freed following the clash in Sinaloa, officials said.
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