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Pushing For Girls Education In Pakistan: Gordon Brown’s Last Stand?
Former UK PM Gordon Brown will head to Pakistan next month to advocate for the rights of girls and young women to an education in a “day of action.”
Oswald Mosley And Diana Mitford: A Fascist ‘Romeo & Juliet’
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A New Malala? Militants Threaten Another Pakistani Girl
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Malala Reported Improving, Moving Limbs
Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for advocating women's education, is improving in a British hospital and has begun moving her limbs, a Pakistani official said Wednesday.
Malala Yousufzai: Pakistan's Joan Of Arc
Malala Yousufzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot by Taliban gunmen, has become a global icon.
Malala Yousafzai: Pakistan Places $1M Bounty On Taliban Official
The Pakistani government has placed a $1 million bounty for a Taliban official who claimed responsibility for the attack on Malala Yousafzai, a teenage girl who criticized the radical Muslim group in her blog.
Doctors Hopeful As Malala Arrives In UK
Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot by Taliban gunmen last week, has every chance of making a "good recovery," British doctors said as she arrived for treatment of her severe wounds.
Malala Yousafzai Flown To British Hospital For Specialist Treatment
Protests against the shooting have mushroomed across Pakistan and have made Yousafzai a global icon.
Pakistani Teen Malala Flown To UK For Treatment
The wounded Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting education for girls has been shifted to the United Kingdom for further treatment, a military spokesman said Monday.
Pakistan's Darra Adam Khel Market Bombing: 16 Killed, 40 Injured
At least 16 people were killed and 40 others injured in a bomb blast at a crowded market in northwest Pakistan Saturday, security officials said.
The Surprising Truth About Internet Censorship In The Middle East
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Malala Yousafzai: Swat Police Make Arrests
Pakistan police have made arrests in connection with the shooting of Malala Yousafzai.
New ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Trailer Debuts: 5 Things To Know About The Bin Laden Film
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13, Married, And Pregnant: A Call To End Child Marriage At The UN’S International Day Of The Girl
The U.N.'s first International Day of the Girl focused on ending child marriage, a practice that affects 10 million girls worldwide.
Malala Yousufzai: Patient Moved To Rawalpindi, State Offers $100K Reward To Find Shooter
The shooting of 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai has sparked outrage and revulsion on a global scale.
'Brain-Eating' Amoeba Kills 10 In Pakistan; Deaths Reported In U.S. This Year
Health officials in Pakistan’s largest city are investigating the details of a “brain-eating” amoeba that’s killed ten people over a four month span.
Malala Yousafzai: Family Refuses To Cower In Fear As Girl Remains In Critical Condition
The family of Malala Yousafzai declared that they will not be cowed by fear, nor will they seek to flee the country.
Malala Yousafzai: Pakistani Girl Shot By Taliban In Stable Condition, But Remains In Danger
Malala Yousafzai, age 14, has become a symbol of courage and for the right of Pakistani girls to get an education.
Taliban Shoot Pakistani Schoolgirl For Promoting Girls’ Education
Malala Yousufzai, a 14-year-old Pakistani girl who rose to fame for speaking up against the Taliban and for advocating girls’ education which the extremists oppose, was critically injured Tuesday by a gunman in the Swat Valley, northwest of Pakistan’s capital city of Islamabad.
I Would Order Air Force To Shoot Down US Drones: Pakistan Opposition Leader Imran Khan
Imran Khan has vowed that if he becomes the country’s elected leader next year, he will order the nation’s air force to shoot down U.S. drones.
Caste Murders: Delhi Court Sentences Family To Death For ‘Honor Killing’ Of Young Couple
An Indian court has sentenced five members of an Indian family to death for their part in the murder of an inter-caste young couple.
Russia Slams US Drone Policy In Pakistan
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Thursday criticized the U.S. drone policy in Pakistan while extending full support to Islamabad’s stance on the attacks.
China Landslide Kills 18 Students
A landslide in quake-hit Yunnan province of southwest China Thursday left 18 primary school students dead, news agencies reported citing Chinese officials.
Karzai Accuses US Of Playing ‘Double Game’ In Fighting Insurgents, Says 'They Say One Thing And Do Something Else'
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