While polio is eradicated in most first-world countries it still threatens the population of developing countries, including Pakistan. The virus is highly contagious and infects large numbers of the countries population. The vaccines that helped eradicate the disease in many areas of the world cannot do the same in these countries. Oral vaccinations include injecting the weakened, but live, polio… Read more »
New method of freeze-drying IPV maintains its potency in hot conditions A polio vaccine that can be stored as a dried powder at room temperature could offer a new way to help eradicate the disease, according to researchers. While existing vaccines have led to polio being eliminated in many countries around the world, including the UK, the highly contagious virus… Read more »
At least 10 killed in assault carried out hours after Afghan president outlined peace plans Gunmen have attacked a British security contractors’ compound in Kabul, killing at least 10 people and wounding 19 hours after the Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, outlined plans for peace in the country. The Taliban claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack, which began when a car bomb exploded outside… Read more »
The latest casualties come from a surge in air operations aimed at driving the Taliban into talks At least 30 Afghan civilians have been killed in US air strikes in the Afghan province of Helmand, officials and residents of the area said on Wednesday, the latest casualties from a surge in air operations aimed at driving the Taliban into talks…. Read more »
Sabika Sheikh, 17, died in May attack – and family hope to make gun owners and those who ignore warning signs accountable Sabika Sheikh’s excitement is palpable in the two-minute video, her brown eyes wide and her hands fluttering as she speaks. “Hi guys, I’m Sabika,” she says. Cheery and energetic, the young girl had made the video to describe the… Read more »
The anti-Iran militant organization that kidnapped 12 border guards from Iran and brought them into Pakistan failed in their efforts to exchange prisoners with the Iranian government. This group that opposes Iran and kidnapped these border guards is a part of the minority sect of Islam in Iran, Sunni. Assumedly their religious differences are their motivation and reason for opposing… Read more »
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan confirmed Thursday that its security forces have rescued five abducted Iranian border guards, saying efforts to recover other captives are ongoing. An anti-Iran Sunni militant organization known as Jaish al-Adl kidnapped a group of 12 security guards a month ago in the southeastern Iranian border city of Mirjaveh and took the captives to the Pakistani side of… Read more »
For nearly a month, a 41-year-old Indian man has been in prison for posting five satirical tweets. In September, Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, a Delhi-based defence specialist with some 20,000 Twitter followers posted what he himself described as a “disparaging” video from a visit to the 13th Century Konark temple in the eastern state of Orissa. Following outrage against his “vulgar” comments… Read more »
A 12-day-old boy has died after he was snatched from his mother and bitten by a monkey in northern India. The infant’s mother was breastfeeding him at their home in the city of Agra when the animal entered the house and grabbed him, the family said. The monkey dropped the badly bitten child on a neighbour’s roof after locals gave… Read more »
Legislators allied to disputed PM Rajapaksa fight with rivals in second day of clashes Sri Lanka’s parliament has been disrupted for a second day, with legislators allied to the disputed prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, hurling chairs at police officers and allegedly throwing chilli powder at opposing MPs. It was the latest violent incident in the crisis that erupted three weeks ago,… Read more »