 Afghans tell of US soldier's killing rampage
KATHY GANNON Associated Press= KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Sitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant... (photo: US Navy / Josh Ives) The Guardian
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 Hamid Karzai to visit India for 3 days next week
NEW DELHI: As the drawdown in Afghanistan reaches a decisive phase, Afghan President Hamid Karzai will pay a three-day visit to India, starting next Monday. He is... (photo: Creative Commons / NATO) The Times of India
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 Pak spinner Ajmal confident of defeating India in ICC Champions Trophy in UK
May 15: Karachi, May 15 (ANI): Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has said that he is confident his side can defeat India in the ICC Champions Trophy that gets underway in... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham) The Siasat Daily
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 Should India Provide Direct Military Aid to Afghanistan?
Over the past decade, India has invested heavily in Afghanistan’s reconstruction. Recognizing India’s significant economic and development contributions, the United... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The New York Times
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 UN Secretary General praises Pakistan polls as major democratic step
London, May 14: UN General Secretary Ban-Ki-moon congratulated the government and the people of Pakistan for their successful holding of polls on May 11. In a statement... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) The Siasat Daily
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 Nawaz Sharif wants to end mistrust with India, strengthen ties with US
Islamabad, May 14: Pakistan's incoming Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said he wanted to end the mistrust which had long dogged relations with India. He also pledged to... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti) The Siasat Daily
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 Incoming PM's party looks to coalition in Pakistan's SW
QUETTA: The party of Pakistan’s incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to form a coalition government with nationalists in the country’s troubled southwest,... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti) New Straits/Business Times
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 Pakistan's Sharif sends mixed message to US
RAIWIND, Pakistan — Pakistan's presumptive prime minister said Monday that he wants good relations with the United States but criticized American drone strikes on... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)) The State
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 Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif gets resounding election victory
LAHORE, Pakistan — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised to return to office with a resounding election victory — a mandate that could... (photo: AP / B.K. Bangash) Boston Herald
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 Pakistani stocks zoom to record high
Buoyed by an emphatic win by Nawaz Sharif, Pakistani stock market on Monday surged to a record high after crossing 20,000-level for the first time in history and added... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Hindu
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 Drone strikes on trial in Pakistan
By George Gao UNITED NATIONS - Adding fuel to a long-simmering dispute between the US and Pakistan, a Peshawar High Court declared Central Intelligence Agency drone... (photo: USAF) Asia Times
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 Pakistan election: Why voters backed Nawaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif has established himself as the most successful politician in Pakistan's history. It's not just that he has won an unprecedented third term as prime... (photo: AP / B.K. Bangash) BBC News
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 Omar Abdullah hopes Sharif will help get India-Pak ties back on track
SRINAGAR: With 2014 assembly elections in mind, chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said he hoped Nawaz Sharif's clear victory in Pakistan's general elections would... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Times of India
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 After the joy of victory, the hard work begins for Nawaz Sharif
For most Pakistanis it has been a happy, busy and even triumphant weekend. On Saturday morning they came out in droves to vote in the first election ever to afford them a... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary) BBC News
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 PM congratulates Nawaz Sharif, invites him to India
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday lost no time in congratulating Nawaz Sharif on his election victory, which will give him his third term as Prime... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India ) Deccan Chronicle
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 U.N. LAND MINE TEAM KIDNAPPED
KABUL, Afghanistan — Unidentified kidnappers have abducted 11 Afghans working in a U.N.-affiliated land mine-clearing program in the east of the country, officials... (photo: USMC / Juanenrique Owings) U~T San Diego
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 Pak votes for change, Nawaz Sharif set for third term as Pak PM
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Nawaz Sharif is set for a third term as Pakistan's Prime Minister as his PML-N party took a massive lead over its rivals in early poll results, making a... (photo: AP / Anjum Naveed) The Times of India
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 Pakistan election: Nawaz Sharif 'set for victory'
Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif is celebrating with his supporters, amid early signs that his party will be the largest after parliamentary elections. Media projections... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary) BBC News
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 Sibal gets additional charge of Law, Joshi Rail
New Delhi, May 11: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal was today given additional charge of Law Ministry while Road and Transport Minister C P Joshi the Railways portfolio... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India ) The Siasat Daily
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 Pakistani caretaker PM thanks voters for huge turnout
Tweet Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Saturday thanked the country's people for coming out in huge numbers and... (photo: Press Information Dept. of Pakistan) Newstrack India
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