Recovery To Take 'Quite A Long Time' In Storm-Ravaged Breezy Point
Anyone who traveled to Breezy Point, Queens, in New York City in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, even as recently as a few of days ago, would have needed an SUV — its main thoroughfare was under 3...
View ArticleGunmen In Pakistan Target Polio Vaccinators
Pakistani gunmen staged new attacks Wednesday on health workers carrying out a nationwide polio vaccination program. Six workers were killed Tuesday as they went house to house to administer the...
View ArticleIn Pakistan, Tax Evaders Are Everywhere — Government Included
Tax evasion is a chronic problem in Pakistan — only about 2 percent of the population is registered in the tax system, and the government collects just 9 percent of the country's wealth in taxes, one...
View ArticleStreet Signs Intended To Give Pakistani City New Direction
Landlords built Lahore in a haphazard way over centuries. They didn't concern themselves with city grids or sensible mapping. As a result, Lahore is renowned in Pakistan for being almost impossible to...
View ArticleMultiple Feuds Bring A Record Year Of Violence To Karachi
The sad truth about Karachi in 2012 was that whatever your religion, business affiliation, or political party, someone was willing to kill you for it.The murder rate in Pakistan's largest city and...
View ArticlePakistan Embraces Man Behind 'One Pound Fish' Viral Video
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View ArticlePakistan's 'Patriot Act' Could Target Politicians
Earlier this month, Pakistan's powerful Lower House of Parliament passed what analysts have dubbed Pakistan's Patriot Act. Its name here is "Investigation for Fair Trial Bill."It has been presented to...
View ArticleThe Tony Soprano of Karachi: Gangster Or Politician?
Gangsters have been part of life in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, for decades. And nowhere is their rule more notorious than in the slums of Lyari, a dusty warren of low-slung tenement houses in...
View ArticlePakistani Military Hopes Rehab Will Lead Men To Paralympics
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And I'm Robert Siegel. Over the past decade, more than 3,000 Pakistani soldiers have...
View ArticlePakistani Cafe Is Oasis In Desert Of Civil Discourse
Pakistan's Second Floor cafe is listed in a local Karachi social blog as one of the coolest cafes in town. Since it opened its doors five years ago, it has become a haven in a city more known for its...
View ArticleAfter Fighting To Go To School, A Pakistani Woman Builds Her Own
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View ArticleAlgerian Gas Plant Seizure May Mark New Stage In Al-Qaida Evolution
The man who says he masterminded last week's attack on a BP-operated gas facility in Algeria claimed responsibility in a video."We are behind the blessed daring operation in Algeria," says Mokhtar...
View ArticleProcedure Questions Expected To Bog Down Hearings For Alleged Sept. 11 Planners
Pretrial hearings resume Monday in the death penalty trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men accused of planning the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The men have been in jail, awaiting trial, for...
View ArticleAlleged Sept. 11 Plotters Appear In Court, But Focus Is On Lawyers
Pretrial hearings in the death penalty trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men accused of planning the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks lasted a little more than an hour Monday before the judge...
View ArticleHints Of Progress After Investigation at Guantanamo Court
The most dramatic moment of the week's hearing at Guantanamo Bay's military commissions was when a one-legged man stood up and began to berate the judge.The one-legged man, Walid bin Attash, is one of...
View ArticleSept. 11 Trial Judge Gives Defense Attorneys Access To 'Camp 7'
Defense attorneys in the trial of the five men accused of orchestrating the terror attacks on September 11th will get to see for the first time where their clients are incarcerated.The army judge...
View ArticleBin Laden's Son-In-Law Arrested, Brought To U.S.
Update at 4:30 p.m. EST. Details Of Capture Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and a former al-Qaida spokesman, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, is in U.S. custody and is being held in a Manhattan jail. He could appear...
View ArticlePakistan's Ambitious Program To Re-Educate Militants
A Pakistani army officer named Col. Zeshan is giving a tour of a jihadi rehabilitation center secreted in the hills of northwest Pakistan's Swat Valley."This place was also captured by the Taliban," he...
View ArticleOsama Bin Laden's Son-In-Law Set To Appear In N.Y. Court
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and former al-Qaida spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghaith is expected to appear in a New York courtroom Monday afternoon.Abu Ghaith was captured by U.S. officials in February, and...
View ArticleInvestigators Name Two Suspects In Boston Bombing
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And I'm Robert Siegel.We begin this hour with a major break in the investigation...
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