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Here is the latest from each country and the roots of the unrest.Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:43:00 +0100cnnencnn-2eecbc5ce70a8ecf2a8bcda5208d15bcTerroristAttackHumanRightsSocietyConflictSecurityCouncilFightagainstFraudUNSecretaryGeneral20110302174300http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/1V6JGXNlU08/la-na-gop-cuts-20110226,0,2818119.storyRealizing the ramifications of the $60-billion reductions, mothers are protesting cuts to Head Start, mayors are fighting to save infrastructure projects and Planned Parenthood is pushing for its funding.After the House approved the largest federal spending reductions in decades, Americans on the....Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:30:00 +0100latimesenlatimes-e2b88712e53717a3746e2fa7ea8ccbb820110228093000http://app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=131637&Itemid=39President Zardari acknowledged Japan’s role as a key partner in promoting trade, investments and development in Pakistan. According to a joint statement on Japan-Pakistan Comprehensive Partnership, the two leaders decided to enhance mutually beneficial economic and trade interaction by promoting and....Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:50:00 +0100app-enenapp-en-8957786b93ebe2fe107d162e45b50f33NuclearCultureMilleniumGoalsFinancialCrisisJRCNuclearSecuritySecurityCouncilCrisisResponseUNbodiesJRCSafeguardsDevelopment35.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054735.6831 139.80935.6831 139.80933.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054733.718151 73.06054720110222135000http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/reporters-notebook-in-afghanistan-glimpses-of-the-soviet-try/?partner=rss&emc=rssThe American outpost at Band-e Sardeh, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, lies within the confines of what was once a much larger Soviet Army position. Signs of the prior command remain.Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:08:00 +0100IHTenIHT-437ddf4444a6d90321f454a4f7abac39TerroristAttackConflict33.551708 68.42046431.722509 65.7025320110222010800http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/small-canadian-group-to-stay-in-kandahar-after-july-withdrawal/article1915126/?cmpid=rss1About 40 servicemen and women to stay on for several months after Canada’s combat mission endsMon, 21 Feb 2011 22:18:00 +0100theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-d7c0cb9a935fd143a4eb42245a66ef4645.3742 -75.650745.3742 -75.650745.3742 -75.650745.3742 -75.650745.3742 -75.650745.3742 -75.650745.3742 -75.650745.3742 -75.650745.3742 -75.650745.3742 -75.650745.3742 -75.650720110221221800http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/Walker/2011/02/21/Walkers-World-The-real-G20-crisis/UPI-88851298286960/By MARTIN WALKER UPI Editor Emeritus PARIS, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Once again, the weekend summit of the Group of 20 lived down to the sinking expectations this purported new system of global governance has already inspired. But there was one significant exception.Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:31:00 +0100upienupi-dfa2d1a3a616d44c1961b0fa1dad9b5bG20WorldEconomyFinancialCrisisWorldBankFoodSecurityFoodAidImportsExportsAgriculture20110221123100http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/VVOS-8E7RSP?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSThe WASH cluster agencies in Afghanistan recognize the chronic nature of many of the crisis that occur and how these affect a country with widespread and acute poverty.Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:49:00 +0100reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-55606f5bf731a524209574518ab3f9fbCrisisResponse34.5309 69.13675720110218224900http://www.oxfam.org/en/emergencies/afghanistan/two-years-afghanistanAfghanistan Ashley Jackson, Oxfam’s outgoing Head of Policy and Advocacy in Afghanistan, reflects on her experiences over the last two years in the country. Ashley Jackson, Oxfam’s outgoing Head of Policy and Advocacy in Afghanistan, reflects on her experiences over the last two years in the country.Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:45:00 +0100oxfamenoxfam-50cd14d1cb00bf765d44a10b95330283MARS-STATDevelopment34.5309 69.13675720110216144500http://www.smh.com.au/national/gillard-promises-closer-ties-with-new-zealand-20110216-1awrf.htmlJulia Gillard uses historic speech to members of the New Zealand Parliament to boost trans-Tasman ties.Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:25:00 +0100smhensmh-b9179a5a6ffc057c8e61cb202f1940ac-41.3348 174.80720110216142500http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/asiapac/stories/201102/s3139783.htmThe Australian defence minister has publicly rebuked defence chiefs and the industry over a 'make do' culture that he says has led to major new failures in the navy.Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:36:00 +0100radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-9bfbbb9b9a6e77bdac3d4710c10f872e20110215123600http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10706210&ref=rssDay and night Australians and New Zealanders had fought... Three days of genuine trial had established a friendship which centuries will not destroy.So wrote historian C.E.W. Bean of the battle we fought at Gallipoli.Many...Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:51:00 +0100nzheraldennzherald-bc3064f1d6d08a58e4421492e559ae66NaturalDisastersFinancialCrisis20110214225100http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=91914KABUL, 14 February 2011 (IRIN) - Flash floods and heavy snowfall killed 25 people and damaged up to 3,000 houses in different parts of Afghanistan over the past two weeks, according to government officials.Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:36:00 +0100irinnewsenirinnews-e4d31840d1465423104550f47a61a62bUNbodiesAgricultureNaturalDisastersMARS-STATFoodSecurityFoodAid34.5309 69.13675720110214153600http://ftpapp.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=130794&Itemid=39Despite our challenges, we are now moving rapidly on the path of progress and prosperity,” he told the conference organised by National Union of Pakistani Students and Alumni (NUPSA) here last evening. Mr.Naek said by offering an olive branch to political opponents, burying past hatchets and....Sun, 13 Feb 2011 05:54:00 +0100app-enenapp-en-c2c247a266a56a509c020ae4819d3b9eConflict20110213055400http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011/02/13/story_13-2-2011_pg5_15* Poor early precipitation not a good sign for 2011 * Millions of Afghans already reliant on food aid KABUL: Afghanistan could face a serious drought in 2011 that would make millions of poor go hungry and fuel instability as foreign troops seek to reverse surging violence in the battle against the Taliban.Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:36:00 +0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-e80482e38f4d9942e051a1a4707abc5eAgricultureFoodSecurityFoodAidConflictNaturalDisasters34.5309 69.13675720110212233600http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10705670&ref=rssAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard arrives in Wellington on Tuesday amid shared grief and a new, uncertain future that will further tighten the transtasman relationship with a series of initiatives of both substance and sentiment.Gillard...Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:15:00 +0100nzheraldennzherald-9bcaf3721fa1ac50b6151a0254246e6dFinancialCrisisG20AsylumMaritimeSafetyEuropeBiotechnology-41.3348 174.80720110211181500http://www.smh.com.au/world/pakistan-and-india-move-past-mumbai-attack-for-talks-20110211-1aqiy.htmlDELHI: India and Pakistan will resume talks suspended since the 2008 terrorist attack on the Indian city of Mumbai, where 166 were killed and hundreds injured by militants with ties to Pakistan.Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:35:00 +0100smhensmh-b017e4cb378074c63a6c1da0e1075a75ConflictTerroristAttack19.0318 72.848720110211143500http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MDCS-8DYEFF?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSThe Japanese government has committed a total of US$37.9 million in funding for 2011 to support IOM humanitarian services for migrants, migrant producing regions, host communities, returnees and internally displaced people.Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:51:00 +0100reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-364e7947f882214b16fb396b82023ae0NaturalDisastersImmigrationHumanTrafficAsylumAgriculture35.6831 139.80920110211135100http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/rlb8cY6uXFk/la-fg-india-pakistan-20110211,0,4115082.storyThe dialogue had ended after the 2008 attack in Mumbai by Pakistan-based terrorists. Senior officials will meet to talk about issues including peace, the economy and Kashmir. India and Pakistan said Thursday they would resume talks suspended after the 2008 terrorist attack in the Indian city of....Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:40:00 +0100latimesenlatimes-dd4f192e08948311f77f3f6ac37f0614ConflictAirTransport19.0318 72.848720110210224000http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/rlb8cY6uXFk/la-fg-india-pakistan-20110211,0,4115082.storyIn the first small steps forward since the attack that killed 166 people in Mumbai, senior officials will meet to talk about issues including peace, the economy and the divided Kashmir region. 'Nothing will come out of it,' says one local expert. But, former officials say, it's better than nothing.Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:10:00 +0100latimesenlatimes-1a12146d5b90dd0f11cb4b8ab709ae38TerroristAttackConflict19.0318 72.848720110210171000