A new soul-searching process is reflected in the United States where government officials are probing all alternatives.
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Ahmadinejad in Afghanistan as Gates departs
Ahmadinejad arrived for a visit to Afghanistan just after Gates said he was wary of Tehran's influence in the country. -
Car bomb blast kills five in eastern Afghanistan
The attack targeted an Afghan security post in the eastern province of Paktika, police said. -
Men seized 'days before planned attack in Britain'
The five Pakistani men had been planning to stage an atrocity in April last year, but were then seized in raids: official -
US woman accused of helping terrorists online
'LaRose's online messages expressed her willingness to become a martyr and her impatience to take action.' -
Dubai accuses Israel of ‘vast falsification’ of passports
“Israel is falsifying Western passports on a large scale. We discover forged passports on a daily basis.”
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MEDIA GALLERY
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Spotlight on South Asia
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Tackling the trust deficit with India
India, Pakistan need to build on their common heritage and not focus on their differences. -
Aung San Suu Kyi to be barred from party and polls
Myammar’s junta has unveiled new election laws barring Suu Kyi from participation. -
US hikers held in Iran allowed to call family
Hikers, on a hiking holiday, were initially suspected by Tehran of spying. -
Is working from home the new calling in sick?
“We keep running harder and faster, you need time for reset and recovery.” -
British ex-spy chief accuses US of hiding torture
“Americans were keen that people like us did not discover what they were doing.”
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SECURITY MEASURES
About 350 names a day are sent to the Terrorist Screening Center for analysis.
GAY RIGHTS
Cuban transvestites, once punished under past regimes now enjoy sex change surgeries.
PAK-US RELATIONS
“Behaviour on both sides is duplicitous. The Pakistanis do not feel they are respected partners by the US.”
OPPOSING THE REGIME
The killing of Neda Agha-Soltan came to symbolise the public uprising against Ahmadinejad’s victory in the 2009 elections.
RENT-A-WOMB
Commercial surrogacy booms in India as foreign gay couples find a low-cost, legally-friendly path to parenthood.
BATTLING BARRIERS
“Security is the main challenge in the development of programmes planned for women in Helmand.”
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