Maliki: US Will Only Leave 100 Percent Secure Areas

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Associated Press today that he had informed top US officials, including President Obama, that any US military pullouts "must be done with our approval." And while the Iraqi government has been generally forthcoming with...

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Pakistan Seals Off Capital In Attempt to Stop Protest

The Pakistani government has erected barriers across all entry points into the capital city of Islamabad as well as its twin city of Rawalpindi, in an attempt to prevent protesters from marching into the capital for their planned sit-in. Vehicles entering the cities...

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Zardari Condemns Public Protests as Undemocratic

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari lashed out at the hundreds of thousands of people taking part in the Long March protests across the nation, saying they were behaving in a manner contrary to "democratic norms" in taking to the streets to protest the decisions of...

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Pakistan Orders TV News Channel Silenced

GEO News, the most popular television news network in Pakistan, was ordered blocked today by government regulators. Officials have yet to comment on the exact reason for the blocking, but most see it as retaliation for its harsh criticism of the actions of the...

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