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Three more polio workers shot in Pakistan; eight dead in 48 hours
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Three more polio workers shot in Pakistan; eight dead in 48 hours

Three workers in a polio eradication campaign were shot in Pakistan on Wednesday, and two of them were killed, the…
Deadly blast strikes Pakistan Shia procession
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Deadly blast strikes Pakistan Shia procession

A bomb blast claimed by the Taliban killed seven people near a Shia procession in northwest Pakistan Saturday, despite heightened…
Thursday’s papers: Egypt brokers Israel-Hamas truce, fails to quell violence at home
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Thursday’s papers: Egypt brokers Israel-Hamas truce, fails to quell violence at home

Developments in Gaza and on the streets of downtown Cairo have kept the local press busy this week. In its…
India executes last surviving Mumbai attacker in secret
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India executes last surviving Mumbai attacker in secret

India secretly executed the lone survivor of a Pakistan-based militant squad on Wednesday, just days before the fourth anniversary of…
Morsy to visit Pakistan Friday for D8 summit
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Morsy to visit Pakistan Friday for D8 summit

President Mohamed Morsy will deliver a speech on Friday at the country’s joint parliament session, during his visit for the…
Pakistan quashes Christian girl ‘blasphemy’ case, say lawyers
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Pakistan quashes Christian girl ‘blasphemy’ case, say lawyers

A Pakistan court on Tuesday threw out all charges against a Christian girl accused of blasphemy in a case that…
Obama victory infuriates Pakistani drone victims
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Obama victory infuriates Pakistani drone victims

The roars celebrating the re-election of US President Barack Obama on television give Mohammad Rehman Khan a searing headache, as…
Suicide attack on Pakistan base kills one
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Suicide attack on Pakistan base kills one

A suicide bomber killed at least one person when he rammed his vehicle into the gates of a military base…
Pakistan president invites Morsy to Islamic countries summit
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Pakistan president invites Morsy to Islamic countries summit

President Mohamed Morsy received from his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday a letter of invitation to attend the…
Pakistan tells UN it protects rights, West disagrees
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Pakistan tells UN it protects rights, West disagrees

Pakistan, plagued by Islamists militancy, sectarian violence and frequent disasters that push its people deeper into poverty, told the United…
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