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High turnout in Pakistan's landmark elections despite violence

Though Pakistan's elections were mostly free and fair, voting in some of Karachi's constinuencies was marred by allegations of rigging and poll stations that opened hours after the designated time.

Guatemala's ex-dictator gets 80 years for genocide and war crimes

Former Guatemalan US-backed dictator Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of genocide and war crimes Friday in a landmark ruling stemming from massacres of indigenous people in his country's long civil war.

Benghazi talking points were edited 12 times, report finds

The Benghazi talking points have definitely been discredited since the attack on the US embassy in Libya in 2012, but an exclusive report by ABC News revealed that they may have been altered far more than initially believed.

Pakistan elections: Imran Khan surges in polls

Imran Khan, the cricket-star-turned politician and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, has seen a surge in polls ahead of the country's historic vote tomorrow.

Pakistan court rules US drone strikes as illegal 'war crimes'

A Pakistani court has ruled that US drone strikes on the country's tribal belt are illegal, urging the government to motion for a resolution against the attacks at the United Nations.

Is India's government becoming Big Brother?

India's government has quietly started putting into place their new Central Monitoring System, a project which gives it access to its citizens' calls, texts, and online activities.

Former Pakistani prime minister's son abducted

Gunmen abducted the son of a former Pakistani prime minister at an election rally Thursday.

Pakistani prisoner dies in Indian jail after revenge beating

A Pakistani prisoner died Thursday at an Indian jail, after a revenge beating for the death of an Indian spy prisoner being held in Pakistan.

Pakistan's Taliban threatens election suicide bombings; Pew poll shows support for US war low

Pakistan's Taliban has threatened in a letter to carry out suicide bombings during Saturday's election, while a US poll shows the mood in Pakistan is grim with support low for the US war in Afghanistan.

Elizabeth Warren: Charge students same loan rate as banks (VIDEO)

Students taking out government loans for college should pay the same rock-bottom rate as the nation's biggest banks, Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposes.
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