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Pakistan president to attend NATO summit
Afghan   Nato   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: NATO logistics in the Afghan War   		 Al Jazeera 
Pakistan president to attend NATO summit
| Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago as negotiations with US to reopen supply lines into Afghanistan continues. | Nadeem Hotian... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
Poverty: A poor Indian child in street in Jaipur, India
Children   Food   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Malnutrition   		 Huffington Post 
India Child Hunger: 25 Million Children Suffer From Malnutrition And Starvation
| "Six days I would eat, then the next six days I wouldn't eat at all," 9-year-old Roshan tells Al Jazeera. The tiny girl grew up on a diet of 600 calories per day, not even half as much as a child he... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
South Koreans watch a TV news program about Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, second from left, meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, second from right, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.  The Daily Telegraph 
North Koreans 'secretly watching foreign media'
North Koreans are secretly enjoying access to foreign DVDs and radio, shaping the views of a people cut off for decades from the outside world, according to a new study. | North Koreans offer flowers ... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
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40 MPs & NGOs Oppose Chavez Rights Body Seat Bid  Scoop 
40 MPs & NGOs Oppose Chavez Rights Body Seat Bid
Friday, 11 May 2012, 11:39 am | Press Release: UN Watch | Coalition from 19 countries including US, France, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Bahrain, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Somalia, Uganda | GENEVA,... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
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In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan. CounterPunch
Oil Wars on the Horizon
| Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time.  Major wars over oil have been fought every deca... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf)
Oil   Photos   Politics   War   Wikipedia: Petroleum politics  
Sgt. James Bailey scans his sector during a combat mission in Kandahar province, Afghanistan March 27, 2012. The Wichita Eagle
Afghan exit is based on flawed assumptions
| President Obama had every right to celebrate the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death with U.S. troops in Kabul. No one can doubt the magnitude of that a... (photo: US Army)
Afghanistan   Photos   US   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Winter Killed at Least 100 Afghan Refugee Children, Study Estimates The New York Times
Winter Killed at Least 100 Afghan Refugee Children, Study Estimates
| KABUL, Afghanistan — After a harsh winter killed children in refugee camps around the Afghan capital and brought attention to poor conditions there, a new study b... (photo: UN / Fardin Waezi)
Afghanistan   Children   Photos   Refugee   UN   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is surrounded by security personnel as he arrives at Supreme Court for a hearing in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. CNN
Prime minister says Pakistan, U.S. operating on a trust deficit
May 9, 2012 -- Updated 1843 GMT (0243 HKT) Pakistani PM: 'Trust deficit' with U.S. | London (CNN) -- With his fate at home hanging in the balance, Pakistani Prime Ministe... (photo: AP / Anjum Naveed)
Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   US   Wikipedia: Terrorism in Pakistan  
SAFAR BAZAAR, Helmand province, Afghanistan U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nicolas Bourgeois, a 20-year-old rifleman with 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Ft. Worth, Texas, native provides security while helping Afghan National Army soldiers clear strains of illegal activity remaining among the bazaars legitimate vendors during Operation Sandman here, Dec. 28. Safar Bazaar was once a hotbed for insurgents, its shops teeming with illegal drugs and streets laden with improvised explosive devices. Over the last two years, four Marine infantry battalions and their Afghan National Security Forces counterparts have labored to make it safe. Today, the buzzing bazaar is the commercial hub of southern Garmsir district. Thousands of Afghans from around the district travel to the bazaar each week to purchase goods. The Daily Telegraph
US support for war in Afghanistan hits all-time low
Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 per cent of Americans saying they back the effort, according to a new poll. | President Barack Obam... (photo: US DoD / DOD)
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