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This video, which has been doing the rounds on the internet for over a week night, allegedly depicts the Pakistani Army engaging in an extrajudicial execution of six unidentified men, purportedly in the Swat region. It was reported on blogs and Twitter, but the mainstream media was slow to pick it up, and most interestingly, so was Human Rights Watch.

On Aafia Siddiqui's conviction

Violence broke out in East Jerusalem, around the Old City and Al-Aqsa Mosque, yesterday over the killing of a Palestinian man. It's precisely these types of incidents that spark intifadas.

Corruption, voter fatigue & a flawed electoral system - Afghanistan's upcoming elections.

Iranian diplomat resigns in Finland

he recent debate over the Cordoba Initiative, or `The Ground Zero Mosque' as it is more popularly known has become yet another `with us or against us' style argument in America. The proposed Islamic cultural centre two blocks from the Ground Zero site has led to heated debates, rallies and political ramifications. What started out as a simple question about the appropriateness of the proposed location has brought to light a multitude of issues and deep-seated racial and religious tensions.

The past few weeks have seen a flurry of discussion in US foreign policy circles about the potential for a unilateral Israeli strike on Iran. Much of this discussion has been focused around Jeffrey Goldberg's lengthy and alarmist cover story for The Atlantic Magazine about the likelihood of such a strike happening within the next 12 months. However, no discussion of an Israeli, or indeed American, strike on Iran can ignore the unavoidable involvement of Lebanon, and the subsequent impact on the country