Suzanna Koster

Demonstrators taking part in sweeping anti-government protests across Turkey say they are surprised by the excessive use of force riot police have used against protesters and activists since the unrest kicked off in Istanbul Friday.

In an unprecedented deal, Kurdish militants will begin withdrawing from positions in Turkey. Will the peace hold?

Think Marxist terrorists went out of style in the 1990s? In Turkey at least, they’re back.

Some believe Sirince in Turkey and Bugarach in France will be spared the Armageddon that doomsday theories say will arrive on Dec. 21, since the towns possess high levels of “positive energy.” For Sirince, such beliefs are good for business.

Turkey has carefully calibrated relations with countries in its neighborhood — which include perennial thorns like Iran, Syria, Iraq and Russia — and with the United States, which is so engaged in the region some there feel they should be able to vote in the US presidential election.

In Pakistan, citizens find American influence in their country so widespread that in a recent survey, a whopping 43 percent said they should be able to vote in the US presidential election.

Former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's demonstration, including 32 US activists, is headed toward a showdown with authorities.

Turkey: While there have a been a number of cross-border incursions since the civil war in Syria broke out, the two countries appear the closest yet to a full confrontation.

Political parties compete for space alongside religious groups during demonstrations against US-made anti-Islam film.

As a separatist movement simmers in Balochistan, more and more are disappearing. The UN is now investigating.

It took the false accusation of a 14-year-old girl with Down syndrome for Pakistan to question its controversial blasphemy law.

In Pakistan, political upheaval is diverting attention from the nation's urgent energy problem that is crippling the economy.