Julie McCarthy

Mother Of India Gang Rape Victim Faces Suspects In Court

Julie McCarthy — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:33:00 +0000

In India, the mother of the 23-year-old woman fatally gang-raped on a moving bus last December appeared in court Friday and for the first time clapped eyes on the men accused in the heinous attack on her daughter.

The four men on trial have been charged with murder and face capital punishment for the crime that convulsed the country and prompted harsher punishments for rape.

Three of the defendants sat in a back row of the small Delh

Will Imran Khan Shake Up Pakistani Politics This Time?

Julie McCarthy — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:18:00 +0000

After retiring as Pakistan's most celebrated cricket player, Imran Khan has dabbled on the margins of Pakistani politics for nearly two decades, trying to make a mark.

The sportsman turned philanthropist who led a playboy lifestyle in his younger days has attracted endless media attention, but until now neither he nor his movement has had any real impact.

As Pakistanis vote in a crucial parliamentary election on Saturday, could this time be different?

Watching Khan in the final stretch of the race is to see a man who found it impossible to stop campaigning.

Pakistani Women Still Struggling For A Voice In Politics

Julie McCarthy — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:35:00 +0000

Flags of the competing political parties whip in the wind of seaside Karachi. But little else is stirring in this city of 18 million this day.

The MQM, a leading political party in the megacity, has shut Karachi down with a general strike in response to a deadly bombing at its election office.

Pakistani Prosecutor Investigating Bhutto Death Is Gunned Down

Julie McCarthy — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:45:00 +0000

In Pakistan, police say two unidentified gunmen fatally shot the special prosecutor investigating the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Friday's attack on Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali in Islamabad deepens the mystery surrounding one of the country's most politically charged cases, which remains open six years later.

Ali was traveling from his home to a court hearing in the Bhutto case when his car was sprayed with bullets.

Outrage Erupts In India Over 5-Year-Old Girl's Rape

Julie McCarthy — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:28:00 +0000

"What has changed?" That is the question echoing through Delhi on Sunday.