Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani became a convicted felon last week, sparking loud cries from opposition leaders for his resignation. But what does his conviction really mean for Pakistani politics?

Baghdad is all atwitter over the P-5+1 talks with Iran beginning today. A sandstorm kept many European and Western diplomats from landing, but the Iranians were out in full force, with Iranian negotiator Saeed Jalili leading the way.

For several weeks now it’s been clear that Putin won’t attend this month’s NATO summit in Chicago. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen recently spoke with Russia’s new/old president and explained that it’s “not possible and not practical” for Putin to participate because of his “busy domestic calendar.”

Iraqi leadership is the reason al Qaeda is on the run and Iran is humiliated.

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Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe resigned Wednesday after a year of scandal and missteps. The abrupt announcement, coming just days after Abe pledged to fight to renew a law allowing Japan to participate in the...

The leadership of the ISI is changing hands at a critical time for both the U.S. and Pakistan.