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US open to Afghan peace deal including Haqqani: Clinton
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday signalled that the United States remains open to exploring a peace deal including the Haqqani network (Details)
Guardian UK: Pakistan's madrasa reform 'stalls'
A majority of Pakistanis are in favour of English language teaching being introduced into the country's madrasa schools, according to a recent survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan. (Details)
US making strategic bet on India
WASHINGTON, Oct 11: The future of world politics will be decided in the Asia-Pacific region, not Afghanistan or Iraq, and the United States will be right at the centre of the action, (Details)
CNN: Syria opposition gains regional backers
(CNN) -- International powers put more heat on Syria's government Tuesday, as a new umbrella opposition group gained key backers(Details)
BBC: Ukraine ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko jailed over gas deal
David Stern in Kiev says the verdict has been criticised by the EU and Russia. A judge ruled the ex-prime minister had criminally exceeded her powers when she signed a gas deal with Russia in 2009. (Details)
Gulf News: Netanyahu seeks to legalize outposts built on private Palestinian land
Instruction issued under pressure from the right in response to state's decision to demolish several outposts built on private Palestinian land. (Details)
Guardian UK: Iranians charged in US over plot to assassinate Saudi ambassador
US claims elements of Iranian government directed bomb plot with alleged involvement of Mexican drug cartel (Details)
CNN: U.N. peacekeepers killed in Darfur
(CNN) -- Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in a camp for displaced people in Sudan's Darfur region, the global body said Tuesday. (Details)
CNN: Myanmar begins prisoner release
(CNN) -- Myanmar has begun the release of what it said will eventually be more than 6,300 prisoners under a mass amnesty. Among the inmates freed by noon Wednesday, 70 were political detainees, (Details)
US ‘fighting a war’ in Pakistan: Panetta
WASHINGTON: Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday the United States is waging “war” in Pakistan against militants, referring to a covert campaign the CIA steadfastly refuses to publicly confirm. (Details)
14-year jail proposed for damaging oil, gas pipelines
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The National Assembly`s Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources approved on Tuesday amendments to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2011, making oil and gas theft a non-bailable offence (Details)
Zaka appointed PCB chairman
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The government appointed on Tuesday Zaka Ashraf as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. (Details)
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The burden of bans by Rafia Zakaria
AS September gasped its last, something unprecedented happened in the French town of Meaux, located about 25km from the heart of Paris. (Details)
Repairing frayed ties By Michael O’Hanlon
AFTER a year of calamitous turns in the relationship between Washington and Islamabad, many Americans are wondering how this troubled alliance can possibly be repaired. Even more may be wondering how we can (Details)
The burka debate by Zubeida Mustafa
IT is a debate that is unending and can go on ad infinitum. The object of this global controversy is the contentious hijab that has had as many supporters as detractors. The arguments draw references from religion, culture, social norms, human rights and (Details)
CNN Article: Zakaria: How Obama can overcome the down economy
I talked to John King the other day about President Obama's reelection strategy in this down economy. Take a look at the video above and/or the transcript below: (Details)
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