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
Oct 10 Watch Will Obama's absence from key Asia summit impact U.S. global interests? Will Obama's absence from key Asia summit impact U.S. global interests?… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Push for national census reveals scars of Bosnia's painful past Push for national census reveals scars of Bosnia's painful past… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch News Wrap: Libya PM abducted, later freed in response to recent U.S. raid In our news wrap Thursday, Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was abducted and then freed hours later. The incident came in the days after the U.S. military led a raid to capture an al-Qaida leader in Libyan. Also, the military-backed… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch White House top priority on raids: Go after those who 'seek to do us harm’ White House top priority on raids: ‘Go after those who would seek to do us harm’… Continue watching