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Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal now totals more than 100 deployed weapons, a doubling of its stockpile over the past several years in one of the world’s most unstable regions, according to estimates by nongovernment analysts. Read more
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TEHRAN (Reuters) – An American woman who was freed after more than a year in an Iranian jail on suspicion of spying has been summoned back to attend trial, the official IRNA news agency reported Monday. Read more
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak overhauled his government on Monday to try to defuse a popular uprising against his 30-year rule but angry protesters rejected the changes and said he must surrender power. Read more
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Tens of thousands are protesting in central Cairo for a seventh day, defying the start of a new curfew and calling for a general strike. Read more
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AP – People are reflected on the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. … Slideshow:Stock Markets Play Video Barack Obama Video:U.S. diplomatic line CBC.ca Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 11,823.70 -166.13 ^GSPC 1,276.34 0.00 ^IXIC 2,686.89 0.00 AdChoices By PAN PYLAS, AP Business Writer Pan Pylas, Ap Business Writer [...]
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Protesters intensified their campaign on Monday to force Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak to quit as world leaders struggled to find a solution to a crisis that has torn up the Middle East political map. Read more
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WHEN mountain rescuers were told a climber had fallen from a snow-covered ridge near Ben Nevis they were prepared for the worst — so when members of the helicopter crew spotted Adam Potter on his feet and consulting a map 1,000ft below the summit, they continued the search for an injured man. Read more
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Lord Ahmed said Asian men who are forced into loveless marriages – often with cousins from overseas – may seek out white girls for ‘fun’. Read more
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PERTH – A 27-year-old base jumper has died after his parachute failed to open when he leapt from a telecommunications tower about 130km north of Perth. Police said the Perth man was with three others and died after jumping from the tower, near Dandaragan, late on Sunday afternoon. ”His parachute failed to deploy and has [...]
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Answer: In Persian, the suffix “stan” means “place of.” In Russian — remembering that Kazakhstan borders Russia, and five ‘stans used to be part of the Soviet Union — the word “stan” means “settlement.” So we have seven countries in Central Asia that share the “stan” suffix: Afghanistan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Pakistan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan The [...]