US transfers four Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia
RIYADH/WASHINGTON: The Pentagon sent four Yemeni detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military prison to Saudi… Read More
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Prison
Shah urges youth to step up in current crisis
SUKKUR: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly (NA) Khursheed Shah has said that Pakistan… Read More
9 years ago
Most Afghan women serve sentences in elders’ homes: report
SHARANA: When 18-year-old Fawzia was convicted of elopement and adultery, a local Afghan court in… Read More
9 years ago
Not so golden years for American who picks prison over wife, home
KANSAS: Ah, romance. A 70-year-old American man from Kansas robbed a bank so that he… Read More
9 years ago
Egypt’s Morsi sentenced to life in espionage trial
CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted former president Mohamed Morsi to life in… Read More
9 years ago
Canadian-Iranian professor jailed in notorious Evin prison
MONTREAL: A Canadian-Iranian anthropologist, Homa Hoodfar, has been arrested and held in Iran since Monday, sources… Read More
9 years ago
The waiter’s a thief: dining at South African prison restaurant
CAPE TOWN: Cape Town is known for the diversity of its restaurants, but the strangest… Read More
9 years ago
Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ transferred to jail near US border: official
MEXICO CITY: Mexican authorities unexpectedly transferred the drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to a… Read More
9 years ago
Obama presents plan to close Guantanamo prison
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama presented a long-shot plan Tuesday to shutter the Guantanamo Bay detention… Read More
9 years ago
‘Facebook killer’ sentenced to life for wife’s murder
MIAMI: A Miami court on Friday imprisoned for life a US man who killed his… Read More
10 years ago
US-Afghan raid frees more than 40 from Taliban prison
KABUL: A US-Afghan military operation backed by helicopter gunships freed more than 40 soldiers and… Read More
10 years ago
At least 16 prisoners killed in Guatemala jail riot
GUATEMALA CITY: At least 16 prisoners were killed in a riot in an overcrowded Guatemalan… Read More
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Egyptian court sentences three Al Jazeera journalists to prison
CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison… Read More
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Obama becomes first president to visit US prison
EL RENO: Barack Obama became the first sitting US president to visit a federal prison… Read More
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Texas man sentenced to prison for trying to join Islamic State
WASHINGTON: An Austin, Texas man was sentenced on Friday to almost seven years in prison… Read More
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Arizona woman gets 3.5 years prison for driving over non-voting husband
ARIZONA: An Arizona woman was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison on Thursday for… Read More
10 years ago
Sindh govt requests for Faisal Mota’s case hearing at prison
KARACHI: In view of life threats to Faisal Mota, the Government of Sindh on Saturday… Read More
10 years ago
Fifty inmates and 12 police killed in Iraq prison break: officials
BAGHDAD: Fifty inmates and 12 police died in a prison escape organized by Islamic State,… Read More
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Saulat Mirza to be sent to gallows tomorrow
KARACHI: Death row prisoner Saulat Mirza will be hanged tomorrow at Mach Jail Balochistan, ARY… Read More
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'Ayyan Ali could face five years behind bars'
LAHORE: While confessing to her money laundering act and tendering apology in its wake, supermodel… Read More
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