October marks the 50th anniversary of the Sino-Indian War, when Chinese troops overwhelmed unsuspecting Indian forces, seizing the Aksai China plateau in Kashmir. The border between the two Asian giants remains disputed and still …
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The teenage blogger shot by the Taliban had been anonymous on the BBC’s Urdu service — until her family decided to take her public.
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During the final presidential debate neither candidate wanted to spend much time discussing the tragedy in Libya. Why?
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The two U.S. presidential candidates found no reason to quarrel over the American use of drones overseas. But Pakistanis see it differently.
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If reports of direct talks between the U.S. and Iran are true, what will be achieved?
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After a ceremonial kickoff in Oslo, negotiations between Colombia’s government and Marxist guerrillas resume in Cuba next month. Colombians hope the rebels get back in touch with reality by then
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The Jimmy Savile pedophilia scandal rocks the U.K. and its most hallowed media institution
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The Sino-Indian War: 50 Years Later, Will India and China Clash Again?
Fifty years after China and India last went to war, the conflict’s legacy still smolders and haunts relations between these two rising Asian powers.