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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Oct 14, 7:04 am EDT
Indian conductor Zubin Mehta said on Tuesday he hoped to lead a concert bringing together Hindus and Muslims in Kashmir as he received a top Japanese award.
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The Charlotte Observer - Tue Oct 14, 4:38 am EDT
Pakistani police were questioning a 20-year-old U.S. citizen who was arrested close to the Afghan border, as new clashes in the region killed 17 militants, officials said Tuesday. The man was arrested late Monday at a checkpoint in the frontier region, the scene of months of fighting between militants and security forces and considered a possible hiding place for al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden ...
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UPI - Tue Oct 14, 6:46 am EDT
BEIJING, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Asif Ali Zardari, on his first trip to China since becoming president of Pakistan, planned to show the world "how close" are the ties between the two nations.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Oct 14, 6:02 am EDT
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari hailed China as "the future of the world" ahead of his arrival in Beijing on Tuesday for a trip that is expected to see him seek urgent financial help.
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Honolulu Advertiser - Mon Oct 13, 3:26 pm EDT
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A 20-year-old American man was arrested late today at a checkpoint near the Afghan border in a tribal region where Pakistani troops are fighting Taliban and al-Qaida militants, police said.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Oct 14, 5:36 am EDT
Sachin Tendulkar scored a match-saving 49 to help India avert defeat in the first Test against Australia on Monday but fell short of a world record.
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Deseret Morning News - Tue Oct 14, 2:44 am EDT
A 20-year-old American man was arrested late Monday at a checkpoint near the Afghan border in a tribal region where Pakistani troops are fighting Taliban and al-Qaida militants, police said.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Oct 13, 5:42 pm EDT
Veteran Sanath Jayasuriya, with his trademark big-hitting, and newboy Ajantha Mendis, delving into his bag of bewildering spin tricks, led Sri Lanka to a five-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Canada Twenty20 final here on Monday.
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EARTHtimes.org - 10 minutes ago
Karachi - The prolonged rumours of a Pakistani default with international creditors sent the rupee heading downward Tuesday. At one point it hit a record low of 83 against the US dollar, traders said. As the trading day closed, it stood at 81/81.50 a...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Oct 13, 5:49 am EDT
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari flies to China on Tuesday seeking economic investment and support for his country as its ties with the United States come under increasing strain.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer - Mon Oct 13, 3:44 am EDT
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani tribesmen are raising armies to battle al-Qaeda and Taliban militants close to the Afghan border - a movement encouraged by the military and hailed as a sign its offensive there is succeeding.
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KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Mon Oct 13, 12:16 pm EDT
Associated Press - October 13, 2008 11:03 AM ET ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Authorities in Pakistan are reporting dozens killed in fighting near the border with Afghanistan.
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UPI - Tue Oct 14, 2:01 am EDT
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Pakistani security forces claimed at least 43 militants were killed in fighting at two different locations in the troubled northwest region.
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CNN - Sun Oct 12, 11:02 am EDT
A suspected U.S. missile strike killed four people and wounded two others in Pakistan's tumultuous North Waziristan region, Pakistani military sources said Sunday.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Oct 13, 3:20 am EDT
Pakistani troops backed by helicopter gunships and artillery killed at least 24 militants with links to Al-Qaeda in a tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said on Monday