The first meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his recently elected Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif yielded only small signs of progress, a consequence of larger tensions animating the rival nations.
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A Bird’s Eye View of Earth’s Newest Island
A massive earthquake that tragically killed more than 300 people and destroyed scores of mud huts in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday also offered a surreal moment of creation. The tremor unleashed an underwater “mud volcano” …
At the U.N., 16-Year-Old Malala Yousafzai Speaks Against War
Education Activist and 2013 Nobel Peace nominee, Malala Yousafzai, spoke out against war in favor of education at the United Nations General Assembly. This 16-year-old girl, in a potent speech this past Wednesday said, “Wars can …
Epic Earthquake Kills Hundreds in Pakistan
A massive 7.7 temblor in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan has wiped out whole villages and claimed at least 325 lives, with the death toll expected to climb. Rescuers and Pakistani troops rushed to the remote, …
Pakistan Quake Creates New Island
It’s reportedly 100-feet high and 200-feet wide
Massive Earthquake Kills More Than 30 in Pakistan
It was a 7.8 magnitude quake
Pakistanis Mourn Church Bombing Victims
A suicide attack by two bombers on a landmark church in Peshawar killed 85 and wounded many more, in one of the most violent attacks on Pakistani Christians in recent history
Dozens Slain in Bombing at Pakistan Church
Attack a major setback in government’s attempts to strike peace deal with militants
What Pakistan’s Release of the Afghan Taliban’s No. 2 Means for Peace
Weary of Violence, Pakistan Opts for Peace Talks With the Taliban
Pakistan’s political leaders have decided to pursue negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban and other militants in an attempt to bring a halt to an unrelenting wave of terrorist violence across the country that has killed over …
Malala Joins Effort to Educate Syrian Refugee Children
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager turned education activist, is teaming up with former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on a $500 million initiative to provide education for 300,000 Syrian refugees in …
Kashmir Separatists Enraged by Zubin Mehta Peace Concert
World renowned, India-born conductor to perform on Saturday but militant leaders have called for shutdowns and warned local people to stay away from the event
Soccer Diplomacy: Casting Tensions Aside, Afghanistan and Pakistan Play First Match in Three Decades
Soccer fans are getting ready to pack the stands in Kabul today as the Afghan national team prepares to play its first home game in over 10 years against Pakistan. It’s also the first time that the two neighboring teams have gone …