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A U.S. air strike north of Baghdad kills Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian terrorist blamed for orchestrating many violent attacks in Iraq and elsewhere over the past three years.

India's newest boom town is Hyderabad, a hub for multinational high tech and pharmaceutical companies. But Hyderabad is also known for its enormous, prehistoric granite boulders, which are being jeopardized by economic development.

Bangladesh, one of the most populous Muslim nations in the world, is a relatively tolerant society. But some are concerned about the activities of Islamist religious parties and Islamist extremists.

India plans to hang Kashmiri Muslim Mohammed Afzal, who was convicted of indirect involvement in the attack on India's parliament in 2001 in a trial that was riddled with shortcomings. Much hinges on India's president, a Muslim, who is handling a plea for clemency.

The first-ever murder conviction of a member of the Indian cabinet is seen as an embarrassment for the government. It also raises questions about crime in the body politic of the world's largest democracy.

U.S. warplanes strike a suspected safehouse of Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Fallujah. Bombs created a 30-foot crater and killed at least 10 people, including women and children, according to Iraqi witnesses. Meanwhile, three Marines are killed in a guerrilla attack in Anbar province. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

For many long months, fear has kept the Iraqi people indoors at night. While there's still danger, they are slowly starting to venture out in the evenings. NPR's Philip Reeves reports on nightlife at a Baghdad amusement park.

Iraq's interim government unveils new security laws aimed at curbing the country's deadly insurgency. The new powers would allow the interim government to impose emergency rule in trouble spots. On the same day the new measures were announced, insurgents battled U.S. troops in the heart of Baghdad. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

Every village in southern Lebanon has its own story, but Waza'in's story is more troubled than most. It's a tumble-down hamlet on land once occupied by Israel. After Israeli forces left nearly five years ago, some towns in the area began to spring back to life. But not Waza'in.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. may sell F-16 fighter jets to both India and neighboring nuclear rival Pakistan. She also praises the improvement in relations between the two countries during a visit to New Delhi. It's her first stop on a weeklong trip to Asia.