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India vs. South Africa Match Drives More than 1.4 Million Visitors to ESPNCricInfo.com in India

A study shows that the cricket World cup caused a surge in visitation to cricket sites in India as fans went online for the latest results and match updates. Sites reached their highest volume of traffic for the month during the week ending March 13, with 16.4 percent of India's online population visiting ESPNCricInfo.com and 13.4 percent of web users visiting Yahoo! Cricket.
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Zienib Noori, 20, of Albany, NY listens to a speaker at the "Today, I Am A Muslim, Too" rally in New York City

A portrait of American Muslims

As Congressman Peter King conducts hearings on Islamic radicalization in the U.S., the nation’s growing Muslim community is coming under the microscope.
A policeman picks up debris at the site of a blast at a checkpost on the outskirts of Peshawar.

Peshawar suicide bomb attack kills 31

A suicide bombing on a funeral procession attended by anti-Taliban militiamen in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday killed at least 31 people and injured over 50, hospitals and police officials said.

Casualties take focus from Gates's Afghan trip

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan on Monday at a time of increased strain between Kabul and its Western backers and with important security transition milestones looming.
Security officials examine the bullet-riddled car of slain Pakistan's Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti

Militants say killed Pakistani minister for blasphemy

Taliban militants on Wednesday shot dead Pakistan's only Christian government minister for challenging a law that mandates the death penalty for insulting Islam, the latest sign of instability in a country where many fear radical Islam is becoming more mainstream.
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Google, Khosla back weather insurance startup

Silicon Valley venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and Google Ventures have invested $42 million in a start-up run by former Google employees, which helps insure farmers against losses from increasingly volatile global weather.
Bahraini Shi'ite men shout anti-government slogans as they protest outside the parliament in Bahraini capital of Manama

Bahraini protesters move to parliament building

Bahrainis campaigning for democratic reforms in the Gulf Arab state staged a protest outside the U.S. ally's parliament building on Monday, demanding that all its members resign over protester deaths.
A man burns a picture of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi during a demonstration near the Libyan consulate in Paris

UN, NATO meeting on Libya crisis; sanctions, war crime probes considered

Amidst reports of thousands of deaths in Libya as a result of a brutal crackdown against protesters, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council is meeting in a special session in Geneva, Switzerland today to discuss possible sanctions against Moammar Gaddafi’s embattled government.
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COLUMN: Charles and Diana will be a hard act to follow

It will be awfully hard for William and Kate’s nuptials to match the intense media coverage and global impact of another Royal Wedding from thirty years ago -- when William’s parents Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married

Pakistan vows to keep U.S. prisoner safe

Pakistan said on Monday it was taking steps to keep a U.S. consulate worker, imprisoned in a local jail for shooting two Pakistanis, safe from harm in a case that has unleashed a diplomatic storm.

Kasab's death sentence upheld by High Court

The Bombay High Court has upheld the death sentence to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab for involvement in the Nov. 26, 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai in which 166 people were killed
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North Korea completes second missile site

Satellite images show North Korea has likely completed a second long range missile launchpad, an expert said on Thursday, amid U.S. concerns that Pyongyang's ballistic missile programme is fast becoming a direct threat.
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Pakistan says U.S. prisoner has immunity, court may disagree

An American jailed for shooting two Pakistanis is shielded by diplomatic immunity, a Pakistani official said Wednesday, but local courts are likely have the final say in a case that has ignited a bruising row between two strategic allies.

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