Militant in Musharraf Assassination Bid Escapes
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An Islamic militant involved in an  assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf a year ago  has escaped from custody, triggering a nationwide hunt,  Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said Tuesday.
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A man who was arrested in Pakistan last year on suspicion of plotting to blow up trans-Atlantic airplanes, and who faced extradition to Britain in another case, escaped from his guards Saturday after a court hearing here, officials said Sunday.
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KARACHI, Pakistan  - An Islamic militant detained  for an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf a  year ago escaped military custody while in a bathroom to wash  before early morning prayers, Pakistani security sources said  Tuesday.
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Mahmoud Abbas, the temporary successor to Yasser Arafat, escaped unharmed Sunday when militants firing assault rifles burst into a mourning tent for the deceased
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The brother of Sri Lanka's president narrowly escaped with his life when a suspected Tamil rebel suicide bomber blew himself up in the heart of Colombo, killing at least one soldier, police said.
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Pakistani security forces arrested more  suspected Islamic militants a day after they shot dead a key  suspect wanted in a failed bid on President Pervez Musharraf's  life and the killing of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl.
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Shots were fired after President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's plane took off from a military base on Friday in what one official described as a failed assassination attempt.
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Hamid Karzai&#39;s running mate in the Afghan presidential election narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by the Taliban yesterday in the latest bid to derail Saturday&#39;s poll.
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The president of the Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, has escaped an assassination attempt, a presidential spokesman said.
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A Pakistani-British man suspected of  involvement in an al Qaeda plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners  over the Atlantic has escaped from custody in the Pakistani  capital, a senior official said on Sunday.
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A Pakistani who escaped from military detention after being convicted of involvement in an attempt to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf held a junior rank in the air force, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
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An Islamic militant detained for an assassination attempt on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf escaped by smashing a bathroom window at his military detention centre before morning prayers, security sources said on Tuesday.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 4 -- The cleric at the heart of a months-long standoff between the Pakistani government and a radical mosque here was arrested Wednesday as he attempted to flee the mosque disguised in a burqa, government officials said.
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Pakistani opposition leader had left scene in Rawalpindi before explosion
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The governor of an important and volatile southern province in Afghanistan escaped an apparent assassination attempt Monday after a bomb exploded by his vehicle convoy, officials said.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s running mate in Saturday&#39;s presidential election escaped unhurt when a bomb exploded near his convoy in the northern city of Faizabad.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s running mate escaped an assassination attempt Wednesday while campaigning in northern Afghanistan.