PAKISTAN

Taliban members shot education activist Malala Yousafzai in the head in 2012, but failed to kill the then-15-year-old.

A UNICEF report, released Thursday, said that nearly two million children in South Asia die of preventable causes before their fifth birthday.

More attention is being paid now to terrorist threats, but America's wars are also breeding more extremists.

In his prime-time address, President Obama maps out plans to wipe out Islamic State through "relentless effort."

At least 450 people have died in India and Pakistan from flooding in the Kashmir region, and nearly 76,000 people have been evacuated.

While China and India have close economic and historical links, there is deep suspicion too, fueled in part by a festering border dispute.

More than 350 people have died and thousands of homes have been destroyed due to the worst monsoon flooding in many years.

The new U.N. human rights chief urged world powers on Monday to protect women and minorities targeted by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, saying the fighters were trying to create a "house of blood.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who made an aerial survey of the Kashmir valley, called the flooding a "national level disaster."

The organization has said it will now take its jihad to India, Myanmar, Bangladesh and other regions where Muslims are oppressed.

Since the rise of Islamic State, and the emergence of Islamist groups in Africa and elsewhere, al-Qaeda's clout among jihadists has been waning.

Thousands had tried to storm Sharif's house in protests led by a former cricket star and a firebrand cleric, destabilizing the coup-prone nation.

The military offensive in the country's restive northwest has also displaced over 800,000 people from their homes.

Three people were killed and nearly 500 were wounded Sunday when protesters attempted to storm the prime minister’s official residence.

Pakistan has been gripped by unrest for more than two weeks, with protest leaders saying they will not back down unless the Prime Minister resigns.

The attack took place in Jalalabad, which is located near the border with Pakistan,is one of the country’s most troubled regions.

Narendra Modi's comments come a week after India called off peace talks between the two countries.

Imran Khan and Tahir ul-Qadri, leaders of opposition parties, have led massive protests demanding the prime minister's resignation.

India has been pushing for an agreement with Japan on the lines of a 2008 deal with the United States.

Fibers from recycled plastic and other futuristic materials could replace some of the cotton in our clothing as cotton yields suffer from climate change.