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New Yorker magazine reports Obama administration attempting to assess if Taliban willing to engage in formal talks.

Rights group says at least 24 people were killed in clashes over the past 48 hours.

US president warns Palestinian Authority of going to UN Security Council against Israeli settlements.

Here are latest developments in the unrest sweeping the Middle East and North Africa.

The population of Muslims will match the population of Jews in the US by 2030. Will they have a strong influence?

Stash of how-to manuals for bombs, poisons and airplane hijackings found were found in the house raided in 2002.

Risks of instability in Saudi Arabia will soar if the opposition in Bahrain topples the ruling al-Khalifa family.

Governing party to debate Islam and French secularism, discussion seen as answer to challenge from far-right.

Israel wary of what will be the first time since Iran's 1979 revolution that Iranian warships pass through the canal.

Secret US report says Arab world ripe for popular revolts; protests sweep through Bahrain, Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Iran.

CIA Director says Osama bin Laden or al Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri will be sent to Guantanamo if caught.

Thousands of Shi'ite demonstrators gather in Bahrain's capital to mourn for a second protesters killed in clashes.

Barack Obama plans to replace Petraeus as part of a broad reorganisation of senior US officials in Afghanistan.

Pro-regime supporters clash with anti-government protesters in Yemen as protest spread inspired by Egypt and Tunisia.

The anti-government demonstrations were the first in Tehran since February 11 2010.

Pupils as young as six are seen being kicked and beaten by teachers and teenage custodians in a video.

Russia's first Muslim television channel will offer 'spiritual and moral education' when it launches in April.

Inspired by Tunisia and Egypt, protesters march in Algeria, Yemen, Iran and Bahrain demanding to be heard.

Deep Republican cuts to foreign aid would be "detrimental" to national security, Hillary Clinton warns.

Retired diplomat Marc Grossman to replace Richard Holbrooke, announcement expected later this week.

About $1.1 billion earmarked for Pakistan counter-insurgency fund.

US President Obama proposes budget that will cut US deficit by $1.1 trillion over the next 10 years.

Several hundred protesters took to the streets in the capital Algiers on Saturday against the government.

The move has been on the cards since the end of November, but was delayed by popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt.

Military sacks parliament, pledges to hold elections by September

There are currently 70,000 paramilitary troops in Indian Kashmir plus 100,000-150,000 army soldiers.

Up to 2,000 demonstrators evaded massed police Saturday to rally in a central Algiers square.

Taliban suicide bombers kill 19 people, including 17 members of the Afghan security forces.

Egypt’s new military rulers tell the nation they are committed to civilian rule and democracy.

Army in charge after Mubarak ends 30 years in power, protesters hail dawn of democracy, but timetable unclear.

There is a big question mark on what will happen next in Egypt.

Egypt erupts in jubilation as Hosni Mubarak steps down; military council, led by defence minister, takes over power.

Celebrations across Cairo as Egyptian president for 30 years, Hosni Mubarak, steps down following 18 days of protests.

US deficit weakening the US position against potential rivals including China, US officials warn.

Mubarak transfers some of his powers to the vice president but insists on staying in office.

Mubarak announced that he will not step down as protesters in Cairo's Tahrir turned furious.

Two weeks after suicide bomb that killed 36, Russia's Muslims set up council of experts to tackle extremism.

Dubai executes an Emirati man found guilty of raping and murdering a Pakistani child.

A US man accused in a plot "to advance violent jihad" in other countries pleads guilty.

Revised for the first time in seven years, the strategy also promises to address developing threats elsewhere.

Most Americans acknowledge that they have not heard much about the protests in Egypt.

Aero India 2011 has drawn 675 firms and around 40 official delegations from 45 countries to Bangalore.

Leaked cable reveals that Israel regarded Omar Suleiman as its preferred successor to President Hosni Mubarak.

Protesters dismiss Vice President Omar Suleiman’s roadmap.

Iran's Ambassador to India Seyed Mahdi Nabizadeh said that work was also in progress on the Pakistan side.

Karzai has insisted that Afghanistan would have the final say on whether such bases would be allowed or not.

Cabinet members to increase state salaries and pensions by 15 per cent in April.

Nato official says the pace of the reintegration programme has picked up.

Two Indian judges will announce later this month whether Kasab will have his death sentence confirmed.

Concessions offered to opposition groups but leaders say proposals do not go far enough.