The judge in the sodomy case of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Monday postponed the trial until August 9 because of allegations a female prosecutor had an affair with his accuser.
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim goes to trial on Tuesday to face a sodomy charge that he has decried as politically motivated.
Malaysia's prime minister wants to step down and has scheduled a meeting with the supreme ruler of the country to hand in his letter of resignation, Malaysia's national news agency reported Saturday.
The country is transfixed by a drama whose second act unfolded in June when the top opposition leader, 61-year-old Anwar Ibrahim, was accused of having sex with a 23-year-old male aide. It sounded very much like a case from 10 years ago
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim Thursday called his arrest on sodomy charges a "dirty trick and conspiracy" orchestrated by authorities in the country trying to discredit him.
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says a smear attack is part of a political conspiracy. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim reacted strongly to sodomy accusations Tuesday, filing a complaint against the police chief and the attorney general and planning a public rally.
Malaysian police arrest opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges.
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been released on bail after he was arrested Wednesday for questioning about a sodomy case, Malaysia's home affairs minister told CNN.
Police in Malaysia have issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in connection with a new sodomy case, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim came out of hiding Monday, and says he has damaging evidence that proves senior members of the government faked evidence for sodomy charges against him.
For the second time, the country's leading opposition politician is facing sex charges. In an interview with TIME, he calls it a "desperate" attempt by the government to keep him from power
Malaysia's opposition parties cut into the ruling coalition's majority in parliamentary votes. CNN's Isha Sesay has more.
Malaysia's prime minister took the oath of office for a new five-year term Monday, rejecting calls to resign after an unprecedented electoral setback that has shaken the country's political landscape, the Associated Press reported.
Ethnic tensions boil ahead of Malaysia's elections. CNN's Rosalind Chin reports
Former Indonesian President Suharto's condition has improved slightly, after doctor's removed him from a respirator on Wednesday.
Inside a nondescript building in the gritty Bangsar district of south Kuala Lumpur rests Malaysiakini.com (Malay for "Malaysia Now"), a newspaper covering Malaysia that exists solely in cyberspace.
Police use water cannon and teargas to disperse protesters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The largest political protest in nearly a decade erupted in Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur, Saturday with riot police aiming water hoses and tear gas at thousands of protesters gathered to demand electoral reform.
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Malaysia's former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has called the March 2004 elections "the most seriously flawed in the history of the country" and said he expected more reform from Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi.
Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will not be making a swift return to politics after the country's Federal Court upheld a 1998 corruption conviction against him.
Once being groomed to succeed former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Anwar Ibrahim's fall from grace was dramatic. The following is a timeline of his life.
The stunning electoral victory by Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi last Sunday has given this unassuming politician a resounding mandate to steer his nation on a course of his own charting.
Malaysia's ruling moderates have won an unexpected landslide victory over the fundamentalist Islamic opposition in Sunday's elections.
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