Posted by: Colin Bunn http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/sanctions-snag-donations-iran-earthquake-victims-171114181141779.html US sanctions snag donations to Iran earthquake victims by Ted Regencia 13 hours ago An estimated 70,000 people have been left homeless following the 7.3-magnitude quake on Sunday [Atta Kenare/AFP] MORE ON IRAN Iran-Iraq earthquake: What happened and whytoday Michel Aoun: Nothing justifies Saad Hariri’s detentionyesterday Macron invites Saad Hariri to Paris with familyyesterday US… Read more »
South and Central Asia seems to have many similar issues as what is found in the Middle East and Africa. Many of these social issues are pretty consistent around LDC’s (Lesser developed countries). One of the main ones of these social issues is women’s rights. This is such a huge problem because these countries are generally LDC and that means… Read more »
Source: Times of India Parsi woman contests Raj-era personal law Dhananjay Mahapatra| TNN | Updated: Nov 17, 2017, 06:38 IST HIGHLIGHTS A Parsi woman has moved the Supreme Court questioning the validity of many provisions of Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act. Naomi Irani had moved a Parsi matrimonial suit early last year seeking dissolution of her 11-year-old marriage. Irani said the procedure under… Read more »
SOURCE: BBC Girl, 16, paraded naked in Pakistan after ‘honour’ row By Azizullah KhanBBC Urdu, Peshawar 3 November 2017 From the sectionAsia Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Image copyrightQAIS JAVEDImage captionThe 16-year-old girl (far left), with her mother and cousins – their faces have been blurred to preserve… Read more »
Source: Times of India The epidemic you don’t know about TNN | Updated: Nov 17, 2017, 05:26 IST NEW DELHI: It is now pretty certain. India will miss the target date of stamping out elephantiasis or lymphatic filariasis, one of two diseases that it was hoping to eliminate by 2020. The national health policy had aimed at eliminating filariasis by 2015. The deadline was… Read more »
Source: Military Times Surge in Afghanistan is underway; 14,000 US troops now in country By: Shawn Snow 7 hours ago 437 A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, sits on the flightline at Kandahar, Afghanistan, during cargo offload, Nov. 12, 2010. The 816th EAS, offloaded over 100,000 pounds of cargo. (Staff Sgt. Andy Kin/Air… Read more »
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Posted by: Colin Bunn http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42009769 Delhi smog: Emergency anti-pollution measures lifted 16 November 2017 From the sectionIndia Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Image copyrightAFPImage captionSome schools were closed during the smog India’s capital Delhi has lifted several emergency measures designed to combat air pollution, days after doctors… Read more »
Posted by: Colin Bunn https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/16/afghanistan-heroin-trade-trail-of-addiction-treatment-opium-helmand
TEHRAN (Basirat): President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Tehran welcomes expansion of defensive and military cooperation with Islamabad hoping that such cooperation will lead to bolstering of political, economic and cultural cooperation between the two countries. President Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa inTehran on Monday. The Islamic Republic… Read more »
