Declan Walsh

Nelson Mandela in 2010

'Like vultures:' Press hovering around ailing Nelson Mandela, angering South Africans

With very little information available regarding the deteriorating health of South Africa's former-President Nelson Mandela, foreign media is waiting outside the hospital for him to either die or dramatically improve. Their vigil is angering some South Africans, including parts of the Mandela family.

'Like vultures:' Press hovering around ailing Nelson Mandela, angering South Africans

String of Attacks in Pakistan Leading up to Election

String of Attacks in Pakistan Leading up to Election

After Killings, U.N. Stops Vaccine Work in Pakistan

After Killings, U.N. Stops Vaccine Work in Pakistan

Day of Peace in Pakistan Turns to Day of Rage

Day of Peace in Pakistan Turns to Day of Rage
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Pakistan Orders Save the Children's Foreign Workers Out of the Country

Pakistan Orders Save the Children's Foreign Workers Out of the Country

Pakistani Christian Girl Jailed for Blasphemy, Recognized by Authorities to be a Minor

In Islamabad, a Christian girl accused of desecrating a holy book was recognized by authorities to be a minor, and suffering from some mental impairment.

Pakistani Christian Girl Jailed for Blasphemy, Recognized by Authorities to be a Minor

Pakistan Prime Minister Barred from Office

The ruling stems from an earlier decision to find Gilani in contempt of court, for refusing to re-open corruption cases against Pakistan's president.

Pakistan Prime Minister Barred from Office
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Controversy Over Shakil Afridi Exemplifies Tensions Between US and Pakistan

Marco Werman talks with New York Times reporter Declan Walsh about the case of Dr. Shakil Afridi, who has been detained by Pakistani intelligence since last year for allegedly working for the CIA.

Controversy Over Shakil Afridi Exemplifies Tensions Between US and Pakistan

Bin Laden Wives and Children to be Deported

Marco Werman talks to Declan Walsh, New York Times Pakistan correspondent, about the news that Pakistan plans to deport Osama Bin Laden's three wives and two adult daughters to their home countries, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Bin Laden Wives and Children to be Deported
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American Held in Pakistan Prison for Driving Near Nuclear Facility

Matthew Barrett says he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but some say he is a spy.

American Held in Pakistan Prison for Driving Near Nuclear Facility

The Insurgency in Pakistan's Largest Province

Pakistan is facing a brutal insurgency in the resource-rich south-west of the country.

The Insurgency in Pakistan's Largest Province

Two Explosions Rock Police Training Center in Pakistan, Killing 80

Two Explosions Rock Police Training Center in Pakistan, Killing 80
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US-Pakistan relations remain tense

The United States was not going to win any popularity contests in Pakistan, even before May 2nd. Then the operation heightened tensions between Washington and Islamabad. Marco Werman talks with The Guardian's correspondent Declan Walsh.

US-Pakistan relations remain tense

'There goes the neighborhood'

Sohaib Athar, a resident of Abbottabad, Pakistan, live-tweeted the raid on Osama bin Laden compound. His reaction to bin Laden's death was "there goes the neighborhood." The World's Marco Werman explores the various possible meanings of that phrase.

'There goes the neighborhood'