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Pakistan suicide bomber kills 22 outside mosque - Los Angeles Times Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:23:54 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Pakistan suicide bomber kills 22 outside mosque Los Angeles Times, CA It's the third major attack within six weeks in Pakistan's heartland. The bloodshed might have been worse: Guards kept the bomber from entering the compound, where about 1000 were gathered. By Mubashir Zaidi and Laura King Reporting from Istanbul, ... Video: Suicide Bomber Targets Pakistani Police The Associated Press Taliban threaten 2 attacks per week in Pakistan The Associated Press Pakistan mosque blast 'kills 20' BBC News Voice of America - guardian.co.uk all 1,283 news articles

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With conditions set on aid, Pakistan sharpens tone - The Associated Press Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:20:18 GMT

TVNZ

With conditions set on aid, Pakistan sharpens tone The Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — When US envoy Richard Holbrooke arrives in Pakistan this week he will be publicly feted for President Barack Obama's pledge of massive, long-term aid for a wobbling nation critical to America's strategy for turning around its the war ... Video: NATO summit seeks to build bridges RT US Afghan envoy Holbrooke in Kabul for talks Reuters ISSUE IN-DEPTH: FIGHT AGAINST EXTREMISM: Fate of Pakistan now ... Atlanta Journal Constitution AFP - CNN all 2,407 news articles

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Freed American UN aid worker leaves Pakistan - The Associated Press Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:30:16 GMT

Boston Globe

Freed American UN aid worker leaves Pakistan The Associated Press NEWARK, NJ (AP) — The family of a New Jersey man abducted more than two months ago while working for the United Nations in Pakistan is eagerly awaiting his return, following news that his captors freed him this weekend. John Solecki, 49, was found ... UN hostage John Solecki released in Pakistan as militants attack ... Times Online American UN Worker Freed After Two Months in Captivity in Pakistan Voice of America Pakistan separatists free UN worker Aljazeera.net United Press International - The Associated Press all 740 news articles

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Karzai expresses condolence on suffocation of 46 Afghans in Pakistan - Xinhua Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:08:49 GMT

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Karzai expresses condolence on suffocation of 46 Afghans in Pakistan Xinhua, China KABUL, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he is sadden by 46 Afghans' death due to suffocation inside a container in Pakistan and ordered the Foreign Ministry to investigate the incident. "The President has extended condolences and ... Video: Afghan migrants found dead in Pakistan - 05 Apr 09 Al Jazeera 62 migrants dead inside container in Pakistan The Associated Press 'Pak finds 46 dead Afghans in truck container' AFP Reuters - Aljazeera.net all 347 news articles

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News Analysis Time Is Short as US Presses Pakistan, a Reluctant Ally - New York Times Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:30:39 GMT

New York Times

News Analysis Time Is Short as US Presses Pakistan, a Reluctant Ally New York Times, United States Emilio Morenatti/AP Soldiers standing guard on March 23 after a suicide bomber staged an attack on a police station in Islamabad, Pakistan. By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama’s strategy of offering Pakistan a partnership to defeat the ...

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Classroom of diverse dreams destroyed - USA Today Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:13:13 GMT

USA Today

Classroom of diverse dreams destroyed USA Today Members hailed from eight nations (China, Brazil, Iraq, Pakistan, the Philippines, Haiti, Vietnam, Ukraine and the USA), ranged in age from 22 to 57 and were taught on their last day by a Jewish grandmother with a fantastic doll collection. ... Immigrant families' dreams shattered by bullets The Associated Press Binghamton Victims Shared a Dream of Living Better Lives New York Times Binghamton victims died seeking better lives CNN USA Today - The Associated Press all 189 news articles

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Pakistan bombings spur hunt for new al-Qaeda boss - Globe and Mail Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:40:49 GMT

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Pakistan bombings spur hunt for new al-Qaeda boss Globe and Mail, Canada With every new terrorist attack in Pakistan, authorities look to one man, Baitullah Mehsud. He claimed responsibility for Saturday's blast, while an affiliated group, Fedayeen al-Islam, claimed yesterday's, making it clearer that Mr. Mehsud is emerging ... Video: US shooting kills 13 - Terrorist act suspected ITN NEWS ‘Mehsud has pals in high places’ Daily Times Pakistan Taliban Head:Responsible For Binghamton Attack -Report Wall Street Journal United Press International - Daily Times all 688 news articles

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Obama Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Receives High Marks - Voice of America Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:11:27 GMT

Chicago Tribune

Obama Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Receives High Marks Voice of America By Judith Latham The new US regional strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan unveiled by President Barack Obama last week has won the backing of both Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari. And earlier this week, ... Video: General: Afghan-Pakistan Insurgents Get Stronger The Associated Press Petraeus Warns About Militants’ Threat to Pakistan New York Times Pakistan Defends Spy Agency Amid US Reports It Aids Taliban Bloomberg Reuters - Los Angeles Times all 4,161 news articles

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Outrage over Taliban flogging of Pakistani girl could threaten ... - Christian Science Monitor Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:15:00 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Outrage over Taliban flogging of Pakistani girl could threaten ... Christian Science Monitor, MA By Issam Ahmed | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Grainy video footage of a Pakistani woman being flogged by the Taliban sparked outrage in Pakistan after it was broadcast on national TV. Click the photo to see the video. ... Video: Girl filmed being flogged in Pakistan ITN NEWS Pakistan's Swat valley seen as a test case for strict Islamic law MiamiHerald.com Top Pakistan judge to probe woman's flogging AFP Los Angeles Times - The Associated Press all 689 news articles

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Can Pakistan Be Governed? - New York Times Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:28:53 GMT

New York Times

Can Pakistan Be Governed? New York Times, United States By JAMES TRAUB TO ENTER the office where Asif Ali Zardari, the president of Pakistan, conducts his business, you head down a long corridor toward two wax statues of exceptionally tall soldiers, each in a long, white tunic with a glittering column of ... Pakistanis mark Bhutto hanging United Press International Zardari pledges to stop fundamentalists AFP Shaheed Bhutto and BB sacrificed their lives for democracy in ... Pakistan Christian Post Daily Times - Online - International News Network all 219 news articles