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Published in: openSecurityStudents' Day in Iran sees police crackdownAnti-government protesters in Iran subject to police violence. US clueless on Bin Laden’s location. Police in Sudan...
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Published in: openSecurityNATO allies join US Afghan surge
Allied countries inside and outside NATO have committed an additional 7,000 troops to Afghanistan. A bloody suicide...
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Published in: openSecurityObama outlines eighteen-month, 30000 troop surge in Afghanistan
Obama announces 30,000 troop build-up in Afghanistan. Sri Lanka must help refugees leaving camps, say UN and rights...
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Published in: openSecurityIran announces plans for more enrichment facilities
Iran intends to continue its uranium enrichment programme. Somali pirates take America-bound oil vessel. Israel...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan PM warns Obama on Afghan escalation
The prime minister of Pakistan has warned the Obama administration against increasing troop levels in Afghanistan....
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Published in: openIndiaMumbai - one year onOn the first anniversary of the Mumbai attacks, Priyal Sanghavi looks at the trial of the sole surviving terrorist...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUK complicity in torture in Pakistan
Human Rights Watch publishes a disturbing new report, "Cruel Britannia: British Complicity in the Torture and...
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Published in: openSecurityPolitical crisis deepens as Pakistan faces amnesty deal turmoil
Pakistan faces amnesty deal turmoil. US security firm Blackwater is accused of running covert operations in...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Afghan anvil: breaking the Indo-Pakistani deadlock?
Can India and Pakistan resolve their differences and follow a course of enlightened self-interest in Afghanistan?
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Published in: openSecurityKarzai launches Afghan anti-corruption force
Afghan government reveals new unit to tackle corruption. UN inspectors warn of more hidden nuclear sites in Iran....
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Published in: openSecurityAbbas resignation threat puts PA in jeopardy
Abbas's threat to resign puts PA in jeopardy. China outlines £6bn plan for African development. Saudi forces gain...
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Published in: openSecurityUrban siege in south Asia
A new wave of urban assaults poses a severe challenge in the cities of south Asia and beyond.
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Published in: openSecuritySullied victory for Karzai after rival quits presidential race
Afghan President Hamid Karzai wins tarnished election. US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton sparks criticism for...
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Published in: openSecurityScores dead in Peshawar blast
A powerful bomb blast in Peshawar leaves ninety dead, hundreds wounded. Six UN employees killed in Kabul. Guinea’s...
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Published in: openSecurityIran nuclear deal in jeopardy
International agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme on the verge of failure. Further bomb blasts strike Pakistan....
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Published in: openSecurityDPJ victory threatens US-Japan military deal
Japan and US military agreement could be in doubt. Attack on Somali president leaves 30 dead in Mogadishu. Pakistani...
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Published in: openSecurityPKK take steps to bolster Turkish reforms
PKK members surrender to Turkey to back peace reforms. Roy Bennett trial threatens Zimbabwe unity government. Top...
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Published in: HomePakistan: The army as the state
Pakistan’s economy and institutions are deeply penetrated by the country’s army, a new book and documentary film...
