Egypt making slow progress on genital mutilation
MANSHIET EL-IKHWA, Egypt: Raslan Fadl, the first doctor in Egypt to be put on trial for committing female genital mutilation, is still practicing even though a 13-year-old girl died after he performed the procedure. And in this Nile Delta Village, he has plenty of patients. Young girls and their... read more »
Four dead in Taliban suicide raid
A TALIBAN attack involving at least one suicide bomber has targeted a foreigners’ compound in Kabul, killing four people in the latest fatal blast to hit the Afghan capital. The attack started when a small truck packed with explosives rammed the gate of the compound housing foreign... read more »
With 14.3 mn enslaved people, India is the slavery capital of the world: Gl...
Nearly 14.3 million people, including children, are “trapped” in modern-day slavery in India, which tops a global index of people under bondage across the world with an estimated 35.8 million people enslaved, a new research said today. The Global Slavery Index (GSI) 2014, published by the Walk... read more »
Grenade attack kills 2 policemen in Charsadda
PESHAWAR – A grenade attack killed two policemen and wounded another one in Charsadda on Tuesday. The incident happened in the Shabqadar area of Charsadda district, 30 kilometres north of Peshawar. “Two men riding a motorbike threw a hand grenade on a police vehicle patrolling the area,... read more »
