Israel plans 381 new settler homes in east Jerusalem: NGO

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 19:51

Israel`s government has approved plans to build 381 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem, Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now said on Tuesday.

Palestinian prisoner`s wife has baby from smuggled sperm

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 02:57

Palestinian prisoner`s wife has baby from smuggled sperm

Britain, Nigeria sign prisoner repatriation scheme

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 05:35

Nigeria and Britain on Thursday signed a "compulsory prisoner transfer" agreement, allowing their nationals jailed in the other country to serve the rest of their time behind bars back home.

Prisoner dies at Dasna Jail in Ghaziabad

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 22:02

A 70-year-old prisoner serving a ten-year imprisonment in a dowry death case, died under mysterious conditions inside the Dasna Jail here, police said on Friday.

US seeks to block Afghan prisoner release

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 19:04

US officials are seeking to block a move by an Afghan panel to free 88 detainees from a prison north of Kabul the Americans say would pose a security threat if released.

Israel court paves way for Palestinian prisoner release

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 02:55

Israel is set to release 26 Palestinian prisoners in the early hours of Tuesday as part of US-brokered peace talks, after a court rejected a last-minute appeal by victims` families.

Myanmar announces broad prisoner pardon

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 00:30

Myanmar Monday announced a sweeping amnesty for prisoners who were charged under draconian laws used to imprison activists.

Asaram will be treated like normal prisoner: Rajasthan Police

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 21:29

Controversial godman Asaram Bapu, arrested for alleged sexual assault, was on Saturday taken to jail like any normal prisoner instead of the earlier practice of transporting him alone in a police vehicle with two other police vehicles escorting him.

EU warns Israel over settlement construction

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 04:55

The European Union said it has asked Israel not to announce any new West Bank settlement construction following an expected Palestinian prisoner release, warning that it would be held responsible for any resulting failure in Mideast peace talks.

Escaped Indian prisoner re-arrested in Pakistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 13:21

An Indian prisoner in Pakistan who escaped from the Landhi Jail in Karachi February this year has been arrested by police.

Pakistan SC angered by death of prisoners in custody

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 16:37

Pakistan`s Supreme Court today ordered the arrest of those responsible for enforced disappearances.

Sarabjit`s kin get his belongings, minus his diary

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 18:22

Belongings of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner who was murdered in Lahore`s high-security Kot Lakhpat jail May this year, were handed over to his family Thursday at the Attari-Wagah border crossing.