Myra MacDonald

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Articles

Five killed in protest in southern Yemen November 25, 11:13am EST

(Recasts with southern clashes) SANAA, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Five Yemenis died when security forces clashed with southern separatists on Wednesday, as southerners began more protests against a government already facing a revolt in the north that has drawn ... Full Article

Five killed in protest in southern Yemen

Somali rebels order WFP to halt relief food imports

Yemenis protest at Iran embassy over northern war

FACTBOX-Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba

Lashkar-e-Taiba threat revived after Chicago arrest

Blog Posts

India and Pakistan: the missing piece in the Afghan jigsaw

Last year's Mumbai attacks torpedoed hopes of a peace deal between India and Pakistan that might underpin a regional settlement for Afghanistan. Has President Barack Obama picked up the pieces? And if not, what is his back-up plan? Full Article | Comments [33]

Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Taiba and the power of religion

With the anniversary approaching of the Mumbai attacks, the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group blamed for the assault is still seen as a serious threat. But what about its humanitarian Jamaat ud-Dawa sister organisation? Full Article | Comments [45]

Pakistan's conspiracy theories

Conspiracy theories are gaining currency in Pakistan with outside powers frequently blamed for the wave of gun and bomb attacks on its cities. Full Article | Comments [78]

Pakistan and Afghanistan: "the bad guys don't stay in their lanes" | Comments [110]

Pakistan's South Waziristan operation: defeat or dispersal? | Comments [37]

Pakistan, India and 1971 | Comments [181]

Pakistan poll shows support for offensive, but U.S. blamed | Comments [46]

Attacking women in Pakistan | Comments [9]