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Saudi lets bin Ladens in ‘on humanitarian grounds’
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Saudi lets bin Ladens in ‘on humanitarian grounds’

Saudi Arabia has allowed the three widows and children of slain Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden entrance into the kingdom…
Pakistan army uses bullets, and classrooms to fight militancy
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Pakistan army uses bullets, and classrooms to fight militancy

GULIBAGH, Pakistan - Hazrat Gul spent two years in detention for allegedly aiding the Pakistani Taliban when they publicly flogged…
Bin Laden family ‘to leave Pakistan early Wednesday’
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Bin Laden family ‘to leave Pakistan early Wednesday’

Osama bin Laden's family is expected to be deported from Pakistan early Wednesday, their lawyer and an intelligence official said,…
Pakistan president makes rare trip to India
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Pakistan president makes rare trip to India

President Asif Ali Zardari became the first Pakistani head of state since 2005 to visit India for a one-day trip…
Czech delegation to visit Egypt next week
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Czech delegation to visit Egypt next week

A high-level delegation from the Czech Republic, including the foreign minister and 15 heads of leading companies, will visit Cairo…
Pakistan makes domestic violence criminal offense
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Pakistan makes domestic violence criminal offense

Pakistan's Senate on Monday passed a bill that makes violence against women and children an offense carrying jail terms and…
Bali terrorism suspect tells captors he used kitchen items to build bomb
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Bali terrorism suspect tells captors he used kitchen items to build bomb

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian militant charged in the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks has told interrogators he spent weeks holed up…
Pakistan rejects US self-defense claim on strikes
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Pakistan rejects US self-defense claim on strikes

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's army on Monday formally rejected a US claim that American airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani troops last…
Amid crisis, Pakistan president travels to Dubai
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Amid crisis, Pakistan president travels to Dubai

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's president left the country Thursday for what was described as a one-day private visit to Dubai, amid…
Almost 70 reporters killed worldwide in 2011: RSF
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Almost 70 reporters killed worldwide in 2011: RSF

PARIS — Sixty-six journalists were killed worldwide in 2011, many of them covering Arab revolutions, gang crime in Mexico or…
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