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Parents and students express mixture of fear and defiance after attacks on schools.
Bomb blast survivors turn on US-led coalition for failing to protect them.
Signing of historic document said to have been held up by Shia objection to key clause.
Young Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has popular support despite being excluded from the political process.
Cross-border trade and holes in security wall make Kuwait’s frontier an easy option for militants.
There are fears the authorities could soon be handed a license to eavesdrop on their critics.
State looks to plug holes in budget by putting soldiers to work in the public sector.
Central Asian leaders are exploiting their part in the “war on terror” to legitimise damaging policies.
Hundreds of families have been left homeless after their village was destroyed to improve view of new showpiece mosque.
US officials have arrested a man they say channelled bribes from oil giants to the Kazak government, which is now less and less able to keep the lid on the growing scandal.