Aides Say Team Interviewed Palin Late in the Process
September 3, 2008
Washington Post / Dan Balz
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 2 -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was not subjected to a lengthy in-person background interview with the head of Sen.
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American Forces Attack Militants on Pakistani Soil
September 3, 2008
New York Times
Coalition forces opened fire in a village near the Afghan border, killing seven people, the Pakistani military said.
U.S. Troops Crossed Border, Pakistan Says
September 3, 2008
Washington Post / Candace Rondeaux and Karen DeYoung
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 3 -- Helicopters carried U.S. and Afghan commandos many miles into Pakistan on Wednesday to stage the first U.S.
Palin Comes Out Fighting
September 3, 2008
Washington Post / Michael D. Shear
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 3 -- Alaska Gov.
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Abbas Tyrewala’s wife Pakhi to star against John Abraham
September 6, 2008
Bollywood Stars | Bollywood Actress | Bollywood News | Bollywood Movie / Pankaj Gupta
This is the most a director could do for his wife and that is what ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ director Abbas Tyrewala is exactly doing for his gorgeous wife Pakhi.
Bhutto's widower set to become Pakistan president (AFP)
September 6, 2008
Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Pakistan lawmakers started voting Saturday in a presidential election that slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's widower Asif Ali Zardari is expected to win.
Pakistan presidential election underway
September 6, 2008
Sify.com News
Pakistan's presidential election is underway today with polling expected to continue from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm.
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Democracy Within Our Reach
September 4, 2008
Washington Post / Asif Ali Zardari
Pakistan is at a crossroads. The gravity of the situation has led me, at the insistence of my Pakistan People's Party (PPP), to run for president in Saturday's elections.
Bhutto Widower With Clouded Past Is Set to Lead
September 5, 2008
New York Times
Asif Ali Zardari will start his tenure as Pakistan’s president burdened by unproven corruption allegations.
In Secret Letter, Tough U.S. Line on India Nuclear Deal
September 3, 2008
Washington Post / Glenn Kessler
The United States will not sell sensitive nuclear technologies to India and would immediately terminate nuclear trade if New Delhi conducted a nuclear test, the Bush administration told Congress in ...
U.S. may step up raids in Pakistan
September 5, 2008
L.A. Times - World News
Despite growing protests in Pakistan over a raid, many Pentagon officials favor a more aggressive approach to counter attacks in Afghanistan carried out by militants based in Pakistan.
Pakistan charges cross-border troop assault left up to 20 dead in village
September 4, 2008
Los Angeles Times - Print Edition
Islamabad says helicopter-borne commandos, most likely Americans, attacked a hamlet just across from Afghanistan. It angrily protests the raid, saying it could inflame tensions in the tribal region.
Pakistan PM's motorcade attacked
September 3, 2008
BBC News | South Asia | World Edition
Shots are fired at the motorcade of Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani, though it is not clear if he was in the convoy at the time.
Fashion plummets to an all-time low with tasteless Vogue India photo-shoot
September 4, 2008
Catwalk Queen / Kimberley Foster
Kimberley Foster writes...
Snake slips onto Air India flight
September 4, 2008
Australia News latest RSS headlines - Australian News.Net
Crew on an Air India passenger jet discovered a snake coiled up under a seat and were unable to catch it as it slithered around the plane, the airline said today. The snake was disturbed during a rou.
A sting in Pakistan's al-Qaeda mission
September 3, 2008
Asia Times Online
After pounding Bajaur Agency for three weeks, the Pakistani military has called off its operation, claiming "mission accomplished" against militants.
India: Flood victims AND Christian martyrs
September 2, 2008
Tall Skinny Kiwi / Andrew Jones
Phil J. reports on India that not only are people left homeless from the flood but also Christians are running for their lives from radical Hindus in Orissa and some Christians have been martyred.
India mounts mammoth rescue effort
September 3, 2008
India News latest RSS headlines - New Delhi News.Net
SAHARSA DISTRICT, India (AP) -- Hungry villagers rioted, desperate families swam for their lives, and chaos spread across a wide swath of flooded plains in northern India, as authorities mounted one o.
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Pakistan presidency vote begins (Reuters)
September 6, 2008
Yahoo! News: Top Stories
Reuters - Members of Pakistan's parliament and four provincial assemblies began voting in a presidential election on Saturday to choose a replacement for Pervez Musharraf, who resigned last month.
India/China Reality Check
September 6, 2008
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代 / Sophie Beach
In the New Statesman, Sukhdev Sandhu reviews Smoke and Mirrors: an Experience of China by Pallavi Aiyar: Now, with the Beijing Olympics fresh in the memory and the next Commonwealth Games due in ...
N-deal: NSG talks inconclusive, India set for round 2
September 6, 2008
Expressindia
Consensus eluded the NSG for a clean waiver for India with China joining a clutch of countries opposing the waiver.
Pakistani legislators begin vote for president (Reuters)
September 6, 2008
Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters
Reuters - Members of Pakistan's parliament and four provincial assemblies began voting in a presidential election on Saturday to choose a replacement for Pervez Musharraf, who resigned last month.
Nuclear suppliers fail to agree on India nuclear embargo lift
September 6, 2008
XINHUA NEWS
VIENNA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Nuclear Supplier Group ...
United States Continues Air Strikes in Pakistan's North West Frontier
September 6, 2008
India Defence / India Defence
At least five people were killed on Friday in a missile attack by a suspected U.S. drone in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, in a stepped up campaign against militants near the Afghan border.
Pakistan closes Torkham border crossing, shuts down NATO's supply line
September 6, 2008
Forum: News/Activism / long war journal
Pakistan closed the Torkham border crossing in the Khyber tribal agency. The road through the Khyber Pass is NATO's primary supply line into Afghanistan.
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