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Defying traditional rivalry for a winning combination Print E-mail
Monday, 28 June 2010 00:00
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An Indian and a Pakistani hope their partnership in the men’s doubles at Wimbledon can chip away at the enmity between their countries, which have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947.

Last Updated on Friday, 02 July 2010 10:15
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Fire sweeps Dhaka, killing 100 Print E-mail
Saturday, 05 June 2010 15:05
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By Pinaki Roy in Dhaka

More than 100 people, mostly women and children, were burned alive and around 150 wounded in a blaze in Old Dhaka, one of the most densely populated areas in the world, on Thursday night.


The government has declared today (5th June) a national day of mourning.

Last Updated on Saturday, 05 June 2010 15:39
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South Park to the Facebook ban - how did we get here? Print E-mail
Friday, 21 May 2010 16:39
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By Kalsoom Lakhani

 

How on earth did we get from a South Park cartoon being censored to the Lahore High Court banning Facebook?

Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 June 2010 13:38
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Crisis in Hunza - 25,000 trapped by landslide lake Print E-mail
Thursday, 18 March 2010 13:06
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The artificial lake caused by the January 4th landslide in the Hunza ValleyBy Peer Muhammad

Almost 25,000 people in Pakistan’s lush green Hunza Valley have been stranded and cut off from the rest of the country for the last two and half months after a deadly landslide on January 4th blocked the Indus River and created a 12km artificial lake, submerging the main road out of the region.

Last Updated on Monday, 22 March 2010 13:17
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Life by traffic light - Delhi's street kids Print E-mail
Thursday, 18 March 2010 01:00
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By Spriha Srivastava

As my car came to a halt at a traffic signal on the way to south Delhi, a bunch of children dressed in the shabbiest of clothes came running towards me. One of them tried to sell me a box of tissues while a teenage girl held an infant in her arms and begged for money for his food. I was baffled to see the same thing happen at every traffic signal until I reached my destination.

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