Widow, Ex-Prime Minister, Former Police Chief Indicted in 2021 Assassination of Haiti’s President

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse issued a final report on Monday that indicts his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles, among others. The indictments are expected to further destabilize Haiti as it struggles with a surge in … Read more

Widow, ex-prime minister and former police chief indicted in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse issued a final report on Monday that indicts his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles, among others. The indictments are expected to further destabilize Haiti as it struggles with a … Read more

Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan indicted on charge of violating Islamic marriage law

ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court on Tuesday indicted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on a charge that their 2018 marriage violated the Islamic law requirement that a woman wait three months before remarriage, his lawyer said. Khan denied the charge, and his lawyer, Intisar Panjutha, called the case one of scores … Read more

Albania’s ex-Prime Minister Berisha put under house arrest while investigated for corruption

TIRANA, Albania — A court in Albania on Saturday ordered house arrest for former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who leads the opposition Democratic Party and is being investigated for possible corruption. Judge Irena Gjoka of the First Instance Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime, which covers cases involving senior officials and politicians, granted prosecutors’ … Read more

Pakistani journalist who supported jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is freed by his captors

ISLAMABAD — A prominent Pakistani television journalist who went missing more than four months ago after being arrested by police returned home Monday after being freed, police and his colleagues said. It is widely believed that Imran Riaz Khan, known for publicly supporting jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, was being held by security agencies. … Read more

Pakistan deploys troops to halt unrest after ex-Prime Minister Khan is ordered held on new fees

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s authorities known as out the navy Wednesday in areas roiled by lethal violence following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was dragged from a courtroom and ordered held for an additional eight days on new corruption fees that outraged his supporters and deepened the nation’s political turmoil. In an … Read more