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3 priorities for Pakistan's new government
After 14 years, Nawaz Sharif is back at the helm in Pakistan. The nuclear-armed country faces a welter of problems, from terrorism to tensions with Afghanistan, India, and the United States. To move Pakistan forward, Mr. Sharif must focus on three priorities.
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Pakistan elections: Who's running?
This election will mark the first transfer of power from one government to another without any military interference. Here is a look at the main candidates for prime minister.
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Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Change Agents
They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders – even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.
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Correspondent reflections: The 10 news events that shaped 2011
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/19
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Pakistan bombing kills 62, wounds 111
Pakistan bombing outside a government office on Friday killed 62 people and wounded 111 in one of the deadliest attacks in Pakistan this year.
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Newest friends on Facebook? Pakistan militants.
Pakistan militant groups are using Facebook, Twitter, and text messages to share their views and even incite violence. They are targeting a wider, more educated, and urban, audience. The Pakistan government has "no plans" to block the messages.
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Attack on Lahore shrine raises concern about sectarian violence in Pakistan
Thousand of Pakistanis protested Friday after militants attacked a Lahore shrine. Debate is intensifying about the potential for a rise in sectarian violence.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/27
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Pakistani court convicts 5 American terrorists to 10 years in jail
A Pakistani court sentenced five Americans on charges of criminal conspiracy and funding a banned terror organization. They grew up together in Alexandria, Virginia, and were arrested in December in Pakistan.
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What's on Pakistan TV talk shows? Extremists.
Pakistan TV talk-show hosts like Zaid Hamid and Amir Liaquat Hussain peddle anti-American conspiracy theories and bash minorities.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/17
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Cyclone Phet slams into Oman, killing two and halting oil production
Two people were killed in Oman when Cyclone Phet came ashore on Friday. The storm also halted oil and gas production in the small Persian Gulf nation.
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Strengthening Cyclone Phet headed for Persian Gulf nation of Oman
Cyclone Phet is strengthening and on a course that would take it towards the Persian Gulf nation of Oman and could later threaten Pakistan.
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Pakistani Taliban gunmen attack Pakistan mosques, kill at least 70
Attacks lasted for three hours and suicide vests packed with explosives were recovered.
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On Facebook, a fight over 'Everybody Draw Mohammad Day' rages
A minor war has erupted on Facebook over 'Everybody Draw Mohammad Day' competition. Meanwhile, authorities in Pakistan have severed local access to Facebook.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/19
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/09
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Who is Huma Mian? Wife of Faisal Shahzad, Times Square bomb suspect
Huma Mian has been identified as an American citizen who graduated from Colorado University and is the wife of Faisal Shahzad. She is now in Pakistan, where authorities have detained her father.
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Faisal Shahzad Facebook mixup highlights hazards of Web journalism
Earlier today, bloggers at the Huffington Post published a photo from Faisal Shahzad's Facebook page. One problem: They got the wrong Faisal Shahzad.
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Times Square car bomb: Pakistan holds family of alleged attacker
Pakistani officials have detained members of Faisal Shahzad's family In the wake of what they say was Shahzad's failed attempt to detonate a Times Square car bomb. Intelligence officials in Pakistan say the suspect recently spent about four months in Peshawar, a city on the Afghanistan border close to militant training camps.
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Interrogation of Afghanistan Taliban's No. 2 yields useful intel, US says
US-Pakistani interrogation of the Afghanistan Taliban's No. 2 Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar are yielding useful intelligence, the US says. Militants say they want his release or they will kill three hostages, including a British filmmaker and two former Pakistani intelligence officials.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/29
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Afghanistan war: How Taliban tactics are evolving
Often portrayed as mindless fanatics, the sophistication of Taliban military tactics in the Afghanistan war have impressed US military officials.
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Pakistan: suicide bomb attacks in Lahore cap particularly grim week
Twin suicide bomb attacks killed 45 in Lahore on Friday, the fifth attack this week in Pakistan, as militants show ability to strike despite recent wave of arrests and killings of top Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders.
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Top 10 American jihadis: Where does Jihad Jane rank on the list?
Pennsylvania woman Colleen LaRose, or 'Jihad Jane,' is only the latest in a string of American-born Muslim extremists, experts say. Here's a Top 10 list.
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Gallery: American Jihadis
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Top Pakistan cricket players banned from national team
Pakistan cricket slapped star players Younis Khan and Mohammad Yusuf with a lifetime ban from the national team on Wednesday, angering many of the cricket-crazy nation's fans.
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Can Afghanistan Taliban absorb blow to Quetta Shura?
The Afghanistan Taliban is under pressure with 7 of 15 members of its top leadership council, the Quetta Shura, recently arrested. But still in place are senior leaders who might step up and other senior Taliban councils responsible for different parts of the country.
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What's the Quetta Shura Taliban and why does it matter?
Pakistani officials arrested half the Afghan Taliban leadership – 7 of 15 members of the Quetta Shura Taliban - including the Taliban commander in charge of stopping the US troop surge in southern Afghanistan. What is the Quetta Shura and why might these arrests be critical to the war in Afghanistan?
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