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Bangladesh remittances hit record despite global slump Sunday, 5 Jul 2009

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's expatriate workers sent home a record $9.68 billion in the fiscal year that ended in June, 22.3 percent higher than in 2007/08, in spite of the global economic downturn.  Full Article

 
Pakistani jets pound Taliban on Afghan border Sunday, 5 Jul 2009 

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani warplanes bombed Taliban positions in the northwest on Sunday, killing at least five insurgents, residents said, as militants distributed leaflets warning area tribesmen not to rise up against them.  Full Article  

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The IMF nameplate displayed on a wall at the headquarters during the World Bank/International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington in this April 11, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
IMF Support

Sri Lanka says critical juncture for IMF loan.  Full Article 

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi speaks a news conference in Islamabad in this April 13, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood
War on Taliban

Kashmir blast won't distract Pakistan offensive.  Full Article 

 
Newly elected Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal addresses the nation in Kathmandu May 26, 2009. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar
Peace stalled

Nepal PM says Maoist peace process stalled.  Full Article 

Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi plays a return to Russia's Marat Safin during their singles match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London in this June 28, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/David Moir
Home ties

Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi laments loss of home ties.  Full Article 

 
Pedestrians walk near a giant figure of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa erected at an intersection in central Colombo in this May 24, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/David Gray
Next challenge

Solving inequality Sri Lanka's next challenge.  Full Article 

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Afghan poll

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Farmers splash mud in a paddy field in the village of Godavari during the Asar Pandhra festival near Kathmandu June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Gopal ChitrakarSlideshowSlideshow 
Rice planting fun

Farmers celebrate the Asar Pandhra festival in Nepal to mark the planting of the rice crop.  Slideshow 

 
A model displays a henna tattoo during a showcase of tattoo art at the Singapore Art Show 2007 at Sentosa, Singapore, August 4, 2007. REUTERS/Rob DawsonSlideshowSlideshow 
Art of Henna

The intricate and beautiful designs behind the ancient art of henna.  Slideshow 

 
Muneer Ahmad, a deaf and mute villager, uses sign language to communicate at Dadhkai Village in Doda district, 260 km north of Jammu, June 18, 2009. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaSlideshowSlideshow 
'Silent' village

Silence reigns in the village of Dadhkai in Kashmir where the majority of residents are either deaf or mute.  Slideshow 

 
A worker stands on top of a tower at the construction site of the Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai, April 28, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesSlideshowSlideshow 
Sea Link

The Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai.  Slideshow 

 
Internally displaced children are photographed as their families prepare to depart for Buner district, from the UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) Yar Hussain camp in Swabi district, about 120 km (75 miles) north-west of Islamabad June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodSlideshowSlideshow 
Displaced children

Internally displaced children, fleeing fighting in Swat Valley, are photographed in Pakistan.  Slideshow