Asia

‘Mullah Radio’ believed to be behind attack on Pakistani schoolgirl

by Dana Priest Washington Post October 17, 2012

The Taliban leader who apparently ordered the assassination of a Pakistani schoolgirl last week may not be well-known outside the remote, picturesque Swat Valley. But there he is infamous for his long campaign against female education....

Malala Yousafzai: Taliban shooting victim flown to UK

by BBC News October 15, 2012

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Rural India marches on Delhi over landless poor

by Jason Burke The Guardian October 9, 2012

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Taliban gun down girl who spoke up for rights

by Declan Walsh New York Times October 9, 2012

KARACHI, Pakistan — At the age of 11, Malala Yousafzai took on the Taliban by giving voice to her dreams. As turbaned fighters swept through her town in northwestern Pakistan in 2009, the tiny schoolgirl spoke out about her passion for education â€...

Evicted and unhappy, a protester in Phnom Penh in January 2012 Photo: Phuong Tran/IRIN

Cambodia: Rural poor lose out on land deals

by IRIN News October 4, 2012

Land governance policies in Asia, especially concessions made to private companies, are leaving the region’s poorest vulnerable to human rights abuses, experts say....

WFP plans to fortify wheat in Afghanistan to address widespread malnutrition. Photo: Heba Aly/IRIN

Afghanistan: How do you tackle widespread malnutrition in a poor, corrupt country at war?

by IRIN News October 4, 2012

Despite billions of dollars in aid over the last decade, Afghanistan’s malnutrition rates have soared, now well-past emergency thresholds, with one-fifth of children malnourished overall; one-third of children acutely malnourished in some conflict ...

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