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Bin Laden and Omar Operating in Pakistan, Says U.S. OfficialSaturday, February 09, 2008 9:45:00 PM WASHINGTON—Mullah Omar and other Taliban leaders are directing insurgency operations in Afghanistan from the Pakistani city of Quetta, while al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is operating from Pakistan& ... Full Story
Al Qaeda Online Video Vows to Avenge LibiWednesday, February 06, 2008 8:15:00 PM Al Qaeda's leader in Afghanistan vowed revenge for the killing of a top commander in a suspected U.S. attack, in a video posted on the Internet on Wednesday. Full Story
Turkish Leaders Seek to Ease Headscarf TensionsTuesday, February 05, 2008 8:25:00 AM ANKARA—Turkey's president and prime minister pledged on Tuesday to uphold secularism as they sought to ease tensions over a plan to lift a ban on women students wearing the Muslim headscarf at uni ... Full Story
Bird Flu Spreads in Bangladesh, State to Pay for Culled PoultryMonday, February 04, 2008 8:11:00 AM DHAKA—Bird flu has spread to two more districts in Bangladesh, taking the number of affected districts to 36, a livestock official said on Monday, as the government pledged to raise compensation to fa ... Full Story
Suicide Bomber Strikes in Pakistan's Rawalpindi; Three DeadMonday, February 04, 2008 8:05:00 AM A suicide bomber attacked a Pakistani military vehicle in the city of Rawalpindi on Monday and at least three people were killed and about 10 were wounded, military officials said. Full Story
Relay for Human Rights Ignites Mumbai StudentsSunday, February 03, 2008 8:08:00 PM Mumbai took over the Global Human Rights Torch February 1 in an event spearheaded by the National Student's Union of India and its Bombay SU chapter. Full Story
Bomb Kills at Least 20 on Sri Lanka Bus Saturday, February 02, 2008 8:10:00 PM A bomb exploded on a civilian bus in the central Sri Lankan town of Dambulla on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and wounding 50, the military said. Full Story
Bangladesh Steps Up Vigilance as Bird Flu SpreadsFriday, February 01, 2008 8:08:00 PM In less than a year, bird flu has spread to nearly half of Bangladesh's 64 districts, threatening the livelihoods of millions of people reliant on the poultry industry and driving up food prices. Full Story
Human Rights Torch Shines in IndiaThursday, January 31, 2008 9:50:00 PM BANGALORE, India—Citizens in the world's largest democracy marched through downtown Bangalore on January 29 with a powerful message for their neighbour: Persecution is not in the Olympic spirit—if ... Full Story
Top Al Qaeda Afghanistan Operative Libi Reported KilledThursday, January 31, 2008 9:10:00 AM An al Qaeda commander in Afghanistan, one of the group's most senior leaders, has been killed, a Web site used by the group said on Thursday.
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