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Satellites reveal new views of Pakistan's 'Earthquake Island' - NBCNews.com Wed, 02 Oct 2013 00:45:50 GMT

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Satellites reveal new views of Pakistan's 'Earthquake Island' NBCNews.com An image from the Pleiades satellite shows a small island of mud and rock created by the huge earthquake that hit southwest Pakistan. The island is about 60 to 70 feet (18 to 21 meters) high and more than 500 feet (150 meters) in diameter. It sits ... Pakistan's New Island: PhotosDiscovery News Pakistan's Earthquake Island Captured on Space Lens [PHOTOS]IBTimes.co.uk Creation of a new island off Pakistan, before and afterGlobalnews.ca RT (blog) -Yahoo! News Canada (blog) -The Atlantic Cities all 25 news articles »

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Pakistan quake highlights Balochistan ethnic fractures - BBC News Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:53:34 GMT

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Pakistan quake highlights Balochistan ethnic fractures BBC News A powerful earthquake in Pakistan's south-western province of Balochistan killed 400 people and affected more than 300,000 last Tuesday. A week on, the disaster - and the Pakistani government's response to it - have exposed the deep ethnic fault-lines ... 476 killed, 425 injured in SW Pakistan earthquakesCCTV Pakistan Navy continues to deliver relief goodsBusiness Recorder Relief operation underway in Pakistan''s earthquake hit areasKuwait News Agency Pakistan Daily Times all 53 news articles »

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One big UN handshake: India and Pakistan meet - NBCNews.com (blog) Tue, 01 Oct 2013 11:31:55 GMT

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One big UN handshake: India and Pakistan meet NBCNews.com (blog) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart, Premier Nawaz Sharif, met for about an hour at New York's Plaza Hotel on Sunday. Shaking hands for the cameras, the meeting signaled a new effort toward cooperation between the two ... India and Pakistan Talk, but Tensions Are HighNew York Times Indian media: 'Modest outcome' from Pakistan talksBBC News India, Pakistan leaders say they want better ties but reach no concrete agreementsReuters The Economist (blog) -Voice of America -Aljazeera.com all 1,420 news articles »

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Pakistan grandfather mourns 15 relatives killed by bomb - BBC News Tue, 01 Oct 2013 23:45:30 GMT

Pakistan grandfather mourns 15 relatives killed by bomb BBC News On Sunday morning, a bomb tore through a marketplace in the heart of the city of Peshawar. More than 40 people were killed and 110 injured. Behind those horrific statistics lie appalling personal tragedies. What it did to the family of 61-year-old ...

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Pakistani Christians Targeted by Recent Violence, Blasphemy Law - PBS NewsHour Wed, 02 Oct 2013 02:29:57 GMT

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Pakistani Christians Targeted by Recent Violence, Blasphemy Law PBS NewsHour Christians make up only 2 percent of the population of Pakistan, but the country's colonial past makes the religious minority a target for grievances against the West. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports that suicide bombings, attacks on churches and a law ... Pakistan Market Attack: Death Toll In Car Bombing Climbs (VIDEO)Huffington Post After Peshawar church bombing, more atrocities in PakistanChristianToday 188 killed, 436 injured in 28 bomb attacks across Pakistan in SeptemberXinhua Pakistan Christian Post -Independent Catholic News -Radio Australia all 55 news articles »

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Pakistan hit by third bomb attack in a week, killing at least 40 in Peshawar - The Globe and Mail Tue, 01 Oct 2013 11:28:58 GMT

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Pakistan hit by third bomb attack in a week, killing at least 40 in Peshawar The Globe and Mail A car bomb ripped through a crowded street in Peshawar's oldest bazaar Sunday, killing 40 people in the third blast to hit the troubled Pakistani city in a week, officials said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The explosion ... Pakistan: Peshawar car bomb kills dozensThe Guardian A Deadly Week in Northwestern Pakistan Ends With a Car Bomb BlastNew York Times Pakistan blast kills at least 41 at historic centuries-old marketWashington Post Reuters -Wall Street Journal -BBC News all 307 news articles »

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Pakistan v South Africa 2013-14 Ajmal plays down revenge talk ahead of SA series - ESPNcricinfo.com Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:55:23 GMT

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Pakistan v South Africa 2013-14 Ajmal plays down revenge talk ahead of SA series ESPNcricinfo.com To win a test what Pakistan needs is big innings from Misbah and Younis and Lots of wicket from Ajmal. At the moment these three are the only international quality players they have. In last SL series SA batsmen struggled against the Lankan spinner so ... Spinning tracks to help Pakistan beat ProteasThe Nation Pakistan Capable to Beat South Africa: Saeed AjmalPakistan Tribune Pakistan must pay test players more money: AjmalDAWN.com Fox News -The National -Sport360° all 19 news articles »

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Pakistan attacks spell gloom for Taliban peace talks - Fox News Tue, 01 Oct 2013 15:57:01 GMT

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Pakistan attacks spell gloom for Taliban peace talks Fox News Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) – Three weeks after Pakistan's main political parties backed the idea of talks with the country's Taliban militants, the plan looks in deep trouble, hit hard by a wave of bloody attacks. In the space of a week, the ... Pakistan bomb blast hits PeshawarTelegraph.co.uk Applying the Irish model to PakistanThe Express Tribune Challenges for Pakistan post-2014Frontier Post India Today -Pakistan Daily Times all 53 news articles »

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Pakistan hit by second major earthquake in a week - The Guardian Mon, 30 Sep 2013 04:53:55 GMT

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Pakistan hit by second major earthquake in a week The Guardian The US Geological Survey said on its website that a 6.8 magnitude quake was felt in Pakistan's south-western Baluchistan province. The Pakistani Meteorological Department measured the earthquake at 7.2 magnitude. The department said its epicentre was ... PHOTOS: Pakistan's new island, pushed up by earthquakeDenver Post Aftershock kills 15 in quake-hit Pakistan provinceReuters New Earthquake Rocks PakistanWall Street Journal BBC News all 418 news articles »

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The World's Newest Island - Slate Magazine (blog) Tue, 01 Oct 2013 15:28:18 GMT

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The World's Newest Island Slate Magazine (blog) It's a fairly remote region of Pakistan, though, so the formation event is not usually seen. Satellite images like these are critical to understanding how ephemeral islands like this are created. island and peninsula in the Arabian Sea You can see the ... and more »