Pakistan
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Pakistani school helps fight terror with education
CommentIn the Swat Valley, very close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, a classroom is filled with kids, all from poor families, who are trained suicide bombers. The children were caught by authorities after being recruited or forced into serving the Taliban.
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Pakistanis ready, excited for May 11 election
CommentPakistan is on the brink of history. The nation is now just weeks away from one of the biggest tests of democracy in the South Asia nation's six decades of existence.
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Iran-Pakistan earthquake kills dozens
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An earthquake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing skyscrapers to sway in Dubai.
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Boston Marathon bombings: Pakistani Taliban denies role
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The Pakistani Taliban have denied any role in the bombings at the Boston Marathon that killed at least three people and injured more than 140.
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Malala Yousafzai writing book to promote children's education
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Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot in the head by the Taliban as she returned home from school, is writing a book about the traumatic event and her long-running campaign to promote children's education.
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Pakistan explosion: Car with explosives blows up in refugee camp, killing 12
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A car packed with explosives blew up inside a refugee camp in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday as hundreds of people lined up to get food, killing 12 and wounding 20, police said.
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Pakistan bombing: At least three killed in suicide bombing
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Militant gunmen and at least one suicide bomber attacked a court complex in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding over two dozen, a government official said.
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Militants attack office in Pakistan
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Militants have attacked the office of a senior political official in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing at least five people.
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Pakistani mosque explosion, 15 killed
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Police say a bomb exploded outside a mosque in northwestern Pakistan as worshippers were leaving Friday prayers, killing 15 people.
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Pakistan Supreme Court orders arrest of Prime Minister Ashraf
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Officials say Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of the country's prime minister as part of a corruption case involving private power stations.
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U.S., Pakistan held different views of Nazir
CommentGordon interview January 3, 2013
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Malala Yousufzai, Pakistani activist shot by Taliban, released from hospital
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Malala Yousufzai, the teenage Pakistani activist shot in the head by Taliban for advocating girls' education, has been released from the hospital, reports say.
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Taliban targets polio clinics in Pakistan
CommentShaffer interview December 18, 2012
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Malala Yousufzai, who was shot by Taliban, making progress
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British doctors treating a 15-year-old Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban raised hopes for her recovery Friday. When she was 11, Malala Yousufzai began writing a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC and has publicly advocated for girls' education.
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Malala Yousufzai, girl who advocated for girls education, shot in Pakistan
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Malala Yousufzai is admired across Pakistan for exposing the Taliban's atrocities and advocating for girls' education in the face of religious extremism.
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'Innocence of Muslims' protest: At least 17 killed in Pakistan during protests
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Pakistani officials say 16 people have been killed, including 12 in Karachi, on Friday in protests against the "Innocence of Muslims" film that has caused outrage and protests worldwide.
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Warren Weinstein's wife pleads for his safe return on anniverary of kidnapping
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Warren Weinstein, a 71-year-old aid worker from Rockville, Md., was kidnapped last August in Pakistani. His wife is pleading for his return on the anniversary of his kidnapping.
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Al-Qaida senior leader killed in Pakistan drone stike
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A U.S. official says a drone strike in Pakistan's northwest tribal region has killed al-Qaida's second-in-command.
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