Oct 11 Malala says Nobel Peace Prize committee made the 'right decision' By News Desk .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Sixteen-year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai,… Continue reading
Oct 11 Severe tropical cyclone threatens India A category 5 cyclone is headed for India and threatens to be one of the most intense storms to hit the country. Continue reading
Oct 11 #Malala #insidenewshour @newshour Malala pic.twitter.com/btqwyBOHyx— leah clapman (@lclap) October 11, 2013 Margaret Warner's full interview with Malala Yousafzai will air on tonight's PBS NewsHour. Continue reading
Oct 11 Dispatch from Algeria: Watching movies in a desert refugee camp By Larisa Epatko DAKHLA CAMP, Algeria | Two girls, Kalzum Abdlhai in a black-and-white jumper and Julita Mohamedsalej in a hot pink sparkly T-shirt, are best friends. Both 13, they are into clothes and shoes like many others in their age group. Continue reading
Oct 11 Taliban: 'Very good news' Malala didn't win Nobel Peace Prize A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban said on Friday that it was "very good news" that the Nobel Peace Prize committee did not to choose Malala Yousafzai for the award, according to an NBC News report. Spokesman Shahidullah Shahid… Continue reading
Oct 11 'International Day of the Girl Child' highlights progress, challenges for global education of young women .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Video by UNICEF The… Continue reading
Oct 11 OPCW notified of Nobel Peace Prize win over Twitter The Nobel Peace Prize committee apparently had some difficulty getting in touch with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons this morning to inform the group of its win. The Washington Post reports that in a last-ditch effort,… Continue reading
Oct 11 #NobelPeacePrize BREAKING: The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons wins the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 11, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch Nobel Peace Prize honors group working to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for its work to enforce the Chemical Weapons Convention. The group has gained attention recently for its assignment to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal. Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch News Wrap: Human rights group says Syrian rebels killed, kidnapped civilians In our news wrap Friday, rebels in Syria are being accused of killing at least 190 civilians and kidnapping hundreds of others in attacks on Aug. 4. Human Rights Watch says Islamist groups led the attacks. Also, Secretary of State… Continue watching