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Protecting tigers  
The Wildlife Conservation Society and the Panthera Foundation announced plans to establish a 5,000 mile-long "genetic corridor" from Bhutan to Burma that would allow the tiger population to roam free...

 

Attacks On Shias In Pakistan: A Message For Iran Too  
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the anti-Shia Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LEJ), which is an affiliate of Al Qaeda, have both claimed responsibility for the murderous attacks through suicide bombers on ...

 

Germany  
Islam-assembly head accuses Sarazzin of racism

 

Quake: Rolling report  
12.02pm: InterCity Coachlines advises services into and out of Christchurch are operating as normal, however due to inner city cordons, all services will operate from the Christchurch Town Hall at 8...

 

Afghan violence 'will get worse'  
Violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, the UK's most senior military commander in the country tells the BBC. (1 Related)

 

Israel launches raids on Gaza  
Cross-border rocket fire draws airborne response from Israeli military, which injures at least three Palestinians.

 

Afghan withdrawal date 'emboldens' Taliban  
A report, endorsed by an American defence expert and retired general, has claimed that the US and Britain's decision to set a troops withdrawal date for Afghanistan "emboldens" the Taliban to fight on...

 

Afghanistan Tries to Help Nation's Biggest Bank  
KABUL, Afghanistan -- In a bid to fend off the threat of a nationwide financial crisis, the Afghan government scrambled to shore up Afghanistan's largest bank on Saturday after lines of frantic deposi...

 

Afghanistan's Massive Bank Run Is Getting Worse  
Reports of potentially corrupt loans from Afghanistan's largest bank to political insiders, undermining confidence in the banks strength, caused a bank run during the week. Depositors withdrew $...

 

Afghanistan's blasted Buddhas beckon tourists  
Two empty niches facing over a lush green valley towards the snow-capped Hindu Kush mountains stand in silent testimony to Bamiyan's rich past and its uncertain future.