Malaysia press relieved at Anwar release
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Malaysia&#39;s press is breathing a collective sigh of relief at the release of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim. Commentators see the move as turning a new page in Malaysia&#39;s political life, arguing
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Malaysia and Singapore yesterday appeared to have made a breakthrough in solving some of the long-standing thorny issues that have bedevilled ties between the neighbours since they split in 1965.
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Leaders of Malaysia&#39;s ruling party have closed the door to former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim&#39;s possible comeback to his former political base.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Malaysian shares rebounded Thursday after the country&#39;s high court overturned the sodomy conviction of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and released him from prison.
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Newspapers in Turkey welcome the acquittal of the novelist Elif Shafak.
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The Pakistani government and media have widely welcomed the first withdrawal of Indian troops from disputed Kashmir, describing it as &quot;a positive move and a good beginning.
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Queen Elizabeth II on Friday sent a message of congratulations to Malaysia&#39;s King Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin on the 50th anniversary of his country&#39;s independence from Britain.
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3 September 2004 - Secretary-General Kofi Annan today hailed the decision of a Malaysian court to overturn the sodomy conviction of the country&#39;s former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and release him from jail.
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Investors rarely care much about what Amnesty International says about anything. Yet the group put it best when it called the release of former Deputy Premier Anwar Ibrahim ``a new beginning&#39;&#39; for Malaysia.
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The release of Malaysia&#39;s best known political opposition figure, Anwar Ibrahim, after six years in jail, has brought widespread praise for Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, who one year ago succeeded Malaysia&#39;s long-time leader, Mahathir Mohamad.
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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia  - Malaysian rebel politician  Anwar Ibrahim, freed from jail last week, sought on Monday to  clear the way for his return to active politics when his  lawyers moved to have his criminal record wiped clean.
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A WAVE of relief swept France last night after the Government confirmed the release of two French reporters held hostage by Islamic extremists in Iraq since August 20.
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Malaysia&#39;s highest court is deciding whether it will review the graft conviction of opposition politician Anwar Ibrahim - just days after he was released from jail.
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Malaysia's highest court overturned the sodomy conviction of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday and freed him from prison, exactly six years after his firing ignited the country's worst political crisis.
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Israel has approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners, even as a Palestinian official gave the news a cool reception. A senior Israeli official said the release is an effort to create a spirit of reconciliation
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Anwar gives the thumbs-up to supporters as he arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang. Anwar returned home Sunday from Saudi Arabia after a two-month trip that earlier took him to Germany for back surgery.
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Malaysia's former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, who has been in jail for nearly six years, was set to walk free after winning his final appeal against a conviction for sodomy.