Pakistanis headed to the polls early Wednesday to elect a new government for the next five years, officials and local media reported. Footage aired on local station Geo TV showed voters queuing outside polling stations in the capital Islamabad as well as in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar,...

A blast killed at least 18 people in Pakistan's western city of Quetta Wednesday in an attack targeting a police van, media said, as the South Asian nation holds general elections. Geo TV put the death toll at 18, while rival Samaa TV put it at 20, adding a "suicide attacker" was...

Qatar has launched a major project aimed at expanding its Al-Udeid Airbase, according to the Qatar News Agency (QNA). On Tuesday, Prime Minister (and Defense Minister) Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah presided over a ceremony marking the launch of the expansion project, QNA reported....

Israel partially reopened its only goods crossing with the Gaza Strip Tuesday after a two-week closure prompted by border tensions and incendiary kites sparked fears of a severe fuel shortage in the blockaded Palestinian enclave. Fuel trucks began entering through the Kerem Shalom...