The awarding of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize to the 17-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai honors students around the world who take great risks to learn in the face of adversity and conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. Yousafzai is a tenacious advocate for the rights of all children, and girls in particular, to go […]
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Iran Asks Pakistan for Help in Political Hostage Crisis
The abduction of five Iranian border guards by a violent political group in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan Province last week is growing beyond Iran’s borders into an international issue. “We are not dealing with this group,” said Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission. “We will be dealing with the […]
Senior Taliban member writes letter to Malala Yousafzai
A letter from senior member of the Taliban Adnan Rasheed has been sent to Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who was shot in the head last year by gunmen in Pakistan. Rasheed explains in the letter that he first heard about Malala while incarcerated in Bannu prison for his role in the 2003 assassination attempt […]
U.S. Envoy: New Silk Road Would Bring Prosperity
DUSHANBE — The U.S. special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan says a bid to revive the ancient Silk Road across Central Asia should bring prosperity to the region, RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reports.
WHO: Iran, Pakistan, India, Mongolia Have Worst Air Pollution
The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations’ health authority, says cities in Iran, India, Pakistan, and Mongolia have the most unhealthy air in the world.(27 September 2011)