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What do Pakistani-Americans have to say about the candidates?

Brazilian Politicians inspired by Barack Obama

Westerners don't realize that in the Muslim country of Pakistan, women have a long history of being in political power. Now, a new wave of women from a variety of backgrounds are joining politics. They speak about Sarah Palin and Zardari's comment to her, and the rise of the Taliban in Pakistna.

An amazing story from within Sri Lanka's terrorist LTTE organization.

Our correspondent's latest dispatch from Pakistan, where militant groups are flexing their muscles.

New Orleans has a large Vietnamese community in an area called "Versailles". Like the rest of New Orleans, Versailles was devastated in the fall of 2005 by Hurricane Katrina and the floods that followed. Many Vietnamese Americans in New Orleans East were evacuated and dispersed. But despite all of the difficulties they faced, the community, led by Pastor Vien Nguyen of the Mary Queen of Vietnam Church, refused another forced exile. "There has been a switch," Father Vien says. "Before Katrina, home was Vietnam. After Katrina, home is here."

Amazing. Pirate radio in China!

Want to know what regular Iranians think about our presidential election?