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• Huge scope for livestock sector to reduce world poverty–New research brief from Asia commission

  
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  Distribution (density) of poor livestock keepers based on the international US$2.00/day poverty line in 2010 (published in a research brief by J Otte and R Leslie, Animal Health and Production Commission for Asia and the Pacific [APHCA], Jan 2013). ‘. . . [A]mong largely agrarian economies, which are home to the ...
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• Janus in Islamabad - By Emily Cadei

  
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  Is Pakistans once and likely future primeminister someone the United States can work with?
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• Pakistan Election Updates and Results Online

  
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  Mehwish khan at ProPakistani compiles a list of sites which are providing live updates and results of the Pakistan general elections 2013 . Written by Rezwan · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper
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• MICROFINANCE PUBLICATON ROUND-UP: Rural Finance in Laos, Micro-Health Insurance in Rural India, Distribution Models in Mobile Financial Services

  
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  “Rural Finance in Loas: GIZ Experience in Remote Rural Areas;” by Klaus Prochaska, Dennis Fischer, Philipp Hauger, Tony Deary; published by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); December 2012; 40 pages; available at:  ...
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• Persia and the Mughals

  
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  An elephant and rider trampling a tiger by Mir Kalan, part of the British Library Mughal India Exhibition. BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD It was an empire whose legends many have heard, but with which most people are not likely to be very familiar. Descended from both the infamous Genghis Khan and the merely famous Timur ...
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• Pakistani Court Makes Ruling Our Court Should Make

  
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  Beginning to think that we are the bad guys It has ruled that US drone strikes are ‘War Crimes,’ and ‘Absolutely Illegal’ : A high court in Pakistan has found that United States drone strikes carried out in Pakistan by the CIA are war crimes, which are “absolutely illegal” and a “blatant violation” ...
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• Rescuing victims of sex-trafficking as child pornography in India rises

  
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  WNN Features (WNN) Calcutta, West Bengal, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA: “It is estimated that 200,000 Bangladeshi children have been trafficked for sexual exploitation through the borders of [Indias] West Bengal and Assam States,” says a report from ECPAT International, which is working today to end child prostitution, child ...
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• The greatest hits from the New York Times journalist asked to leave Pakistan

  
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  With Pakistans election just around the corner on Saturday -- and amid a month-longcampaign of violence that local papers have dubbed the " reignof terror " -- the New York Times reported Friday that Pakistans Interior Ministry has demanded that the papers Islamabad bureauchief, noted journalist Declan Walsh, leave ...
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• Election violence, a good sign for Pakistans democracy?

  
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  Pakistan Elections 2013 Recent election violence inPakistan has been called unprecedented. But Pakistans 2008 elections werebloodier. The electoral death toll in this election has crossed 100, but in2008, over 150 were killed and 400 injured.  If Pakistans experience is likethat of other ...
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• Pakistan’s Rollercoaster Election - By Michael Kugelman

  
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  Is this a generationally significant change of power, or more of the same dysfunction?
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• McAfee launches Summer Bonanza for Rakshak retail partners

  
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  Mumbai, India, May 10, 2013: McAfee India has launched a new reward scheme for its exclusive partners who have registered for the McAfee Rakshak Retailer Program. The Summer Bonanza offers registered Rakshak partners an opportunity to earn exciting points and cash rewards on the purchase of McAfee’s 2013 edition of ...
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• Don’t blame consumers for the Bangladeshi factory disaster – blame multi-nationals

  
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  Ever since the disaster at the Rana Plaza textile factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, some commentators have been trying to guilt-trip cash-strapped western consumers for the terrible conditions of workers in Bangladesh’s Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector, where wages are as low as £27 a month. We’ve been told that our ...
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• MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Absolute Portfolio Management Loans $13m from Dual Return Funds to Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in South America, Eurasia Including FINCA Armenia

  
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  Absolute Portfolio Management (APM), an Austria-based firm that invests in microfinance and other sectors, recently notified MicroCapital that it loaned the equivalent of USD 13 million during April 2013 through two of the funds that it manages to microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ecuador, ...
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• Its Morning in Islamabad - By Mosharraf Zaidi

  
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  Yes, it’s broke, violent, and tumultuous. But here are five reasons Pakistan is better off than you think.
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• Death Mill - By Joseph Allchin

  
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  How the ready-made garment industry captured the Bangladeshi state.
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• Tamil Nadu, India

  
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  Inching our way to the finish line on  Two Inspired Yogi’s !  This site is dedicated to fundraising efforts my friend Jeanne and I put together for a service project working with women and children in Nepal. If we reach our goal of $9,000, the travel costs will be covered, as well as the special  Harambee Arts ...
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• A guide to the Pakistani Talibans reign of terror ahead of elections

  
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  With Pakistani elections looming on May 11, it seems like every day brings a new report about destabilizing attacks in the country. The unrelenting violence, which Pakistans ExpressTribune has dubbed the " Reignof Terror ," includes assassinations that have delayed elections in several districts andleft a staggering ...
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• Visually-challenged troupe enthrals global audience

  
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  Black, the all-visually challenged 13-member troupe, has performed in as many as 478 venues in the last seven years including shows in the US and Canada. Kishore Goel, leader of the unique orchestra that enthralled more than 5,000 delegates from … Continue reading →
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• Karzai demands US side with Afghanistan in conflict with Pakistan

  
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  A senior U.S. official familiar with the talks told The Associated Press earlier that the U.S. and Karzai are at odds over his request that the United States guarantee it would side with Afghanistan if neighboring Pakistan poses a threat. So far the U.S. is refusing, the official said, speaking on condition of ...
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• Pope Condemns Bangladesh “Slave Labor”

  
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  Pope Frances, an advocate for the poor, has stepped up on May Day to denounce workers conditions in Bangladesh and compare their condition to “slave labor.” He linked work with dignity and argued that providing extra work for others is a higher purpose than making profits, reported BBC news and Vatican Radio. More ...
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