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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/09
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Bangladesh Army says it foiled a coup via Facebook
Intelligence sources say the Bangladesh coup attempt last month was fueled by retired officers campaigning to introduce sharia law. The news raises concern about political instability in the region.
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Momentum for Hazare's anticorruption movement draws out opposition
As Indian anticorruption activist Anna Hazare gains followers and visibility, opponents are citing concerns about discrimination and nationalism.
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US and Pakistan: allies with mutual disgust
The Raymond Davis incident shows the fault lines in the US-Pakistan relationship. The real battle being fought between the two 'allies' is in Afghanistan – the battle for influence.
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The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism.
How did Margaret Marcus – a middle-class Jew from Larchmont, N.Y. – become Islamic ideologue Maryam Jameelah?
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News that Raymond Davis is CIA could further jeopardize his return
The news that Raymond Davis, the American being held in Pakistan for a double murder, is a CIA agent that previously worked for Blackwater adds public pressure on Pakistan not to release him.
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Terrorism & Security
Pakistan court extends detention of US official despite growing pressure from US
A Pakistan judge further extended the detention of a US official accused of shooting two Pakistani men, increasing already-existing diplomatic strain between the countries.
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Pakistan accepts flood aid money from rival India
Pakistan's acceptance of a $5 million flood aid donation from India could be a confidence-building measure between the two countries. At home, critics may spin the move as 'a sign of weakness.'
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Terrorism & Security
Pakistan floods continue on rain forecasts, further delaying aid distribution
Authorities battling Pakistan floods have forecast heavy monsoon rains and exceptionally high levels for the Indus River at two dams in Sindh Province.
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Will slow response to Pakistan flood threaten democracy?
The absence of politicians from the scene of the Pakistan flood -- the country's worst in 80 years -- is raising concerns about the future of democracy in Pakistan.
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Bangladesh arrests are opening act of war crimes tribunal
Two leading Islamist politicians were arrested as Bangladesh prepares to hold a war crimes tribunal for those charged with committing mass murder during the country's liberation war from Pakistan in 1971. Observers worry this might incite violence.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/09
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Pakistanis protest US conviction of 'Lady Al Qaeda'
Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui was convicted in Manhattan for the attempted murder of US soldiers in Afghanistan. Many Pakistanis aren't happy.
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Why Pakistan's old jihadis pose new threat – at home and in Afghanistan
In an interview, a jihadi talks about why state-sponsored militants who once fought in Indian-controlled Kashmir are now joining the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Pakistan on Nobel Peace Prize: Why now when war isn't over?
Reaction President Barack Obama's Nobel was largely negative, with fear over an expanding US presence and anger over Islamabad's military cooperation with the US along the Afghanistan border.
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In Pictures: Drones: America's unmanned Predators
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Pakistan's offensive opens new forum for militants: refugee camps
Religious charities with extremist ties or sympathies are winning favor among displaced people for their speedy aid work.
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US to spend $1 billion on embassy expansions in Pakistan, Afghanistan
Diplomatic presence on the scale of Iraq prompts concerns in Pakistan about American meddling
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Pakistan protests: Pitch rises
Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif defied house arrest to rally protesters in Lahore Sunday.
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Hasina (and democracy) return to Bangladesh
This week's election ended two years of rule by a military-backed caretaker government.
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Afghanistan: Soviet failures echo for US
Control of roads and rural areas vexes coalition effort.
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US airstrikes put Pakistan's leaders on defensive
It summoned the US ambassador Thursday to formally complain after an attack hit deep inside Pakistani territory.
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Terrorists in Bangladesh?
Another Musharraf could emerge if the US doesn't act.
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