South Asia

Situation Reports
Pakistan: Taliban Agrees To Cease-Fire In Swat District
May 9, 2008 1809 GMT
Pakistan: Ethnic Leader Freed
May 9, 2008 1804 GMT
Pakistan: Opposed U.S. Appointee Canceled
May 9, 2008 1727 GMT
India: Formal Protest Over Kashmir Gunshots
May 9, 2008 1727 GMT
Pakistan: Al Qaeda Suspected In Oil Trader Kidnap
May 9, 2008 1720 GMT
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Indian vendor sifting grains of wheat
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Indian officials from the Food Corporation of India and from the Agriculture Produce Market Committee and farmers look on as a prospective seller sifts through grains of wheat during an auction
India: A Political Move Against Inflation
May 8, 2008 1837 GMT
India is banning futures trading on several commodities, including an assortment of food, in an attempt to slow down inflation and thus prevent riots during a politically sensitive time for the ruling party. [more]

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