Pakistan 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
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: In Pakistan, there's a cafe called the Second Floor. It's listed in a local Karachi social blog as one of the coolest cafes in town. Since it opened its doors five...
View ArticleAfter Fighting To Go To School, A Pakistani Woman Builds Her Own
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View ArticleHow Mali's Conflict Affects Americans
France has intervened in the conflict in the West African nation of Mali, but why does that conflict affect the United States? Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has offered the most basic take on...
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 In Court, But Lawyers Do The Talking
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
The FBI is interested in two men seen in videos and photographs at Monday's Boston Marathon before two bombs went off. Investigators released photographs and asked the public to help identify the men...
View ArticleInvestigators Trace Tamerlan Tsarnaev's Activities Abroad
The investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing continues. Investigators have spoken with the parents of the suspects in Russia. Audie Cornish talks to Dina Temple-Raston about the latest developments.
View ArticleObama Speech Expected To Touch On Drones, Guantanamo
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne.DAVID GREENE, HOST: And I'm David Greene.For months now, the Obama administration has promised...
View ArticleCivil Liberties Group Concerned Over NSA Programs
Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. The news that the National Security Agency is collecting reams of telephone data and tracking Internet behavior...
View ArticleBig Data Firm Says It Can Link Snowden Data To Changed Terrorist Behavior
Editor's note on Aug. 17 at 11:25 a.m. ET: A clarification and links to the ombudsman's critique of this post have been added.For nearly a year, U.S. government officials have said revelations from...
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Militants Behead American Journalist, Leveling New Threats At U.S.
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Today, American foreign policy intersected with personal tragedy. The parents of James Foley spoke about their...
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