This February, Hafiz Saeed was sentenced by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan for financing terrorist operations and for being the main person behind the 2008 Mumbai terror attack which killed 161 people. Saeed is the leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba which is one of the largest militant groups in Pakistan. The UN and US have marked Saeed as a global terrorist with… Read more »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States barred Sri Lanka’s army chief, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, from entering the country over accusations of human rights violations including extrajudicial killings in 2009 during the country’s civil war, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday. “The allegations of gross human rights violations against Shavendra Silva, documented by the United Nations and… Read more »
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will be shielded from the sight of slums by a newly built wall when he visits the city of Ahmedabad during a visit to India this month. Construction workers build a wall along a slum area as part of a beautification drive along a route that U.S. President Donald Trump and India’s Prime… Read more »
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced hardline Islamist cleric Hafiz Mohammad Saeed to 11 years in jail for financing terrorist operations. The man accused of masterminding the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed 161 people is to serve two five-and-a-half prison terms concurrently. Saeed has been wanted by India for years, and is designated as a global terrorist by… Read more »
Two American troops were killed and six others wounded by an Afghan soldier armed with a machine gun, the US military confirmed on Sunday. The deaths come at a sensitive time in the 18-year-old war, with President Donald Trump eager to bring troops home and end the longest conflict in US history. The incident occurred late Saturday at a base in Sherzad district,… Read more »
Abuse and rape of women in India have been a struggle of India for a long time. India saw an 82% increase in rape in 2016 compared to 2015. 95% of rapists are in fact not strangers but family members and friends. India’s main human rights violation is due to large-scale sexual abuse of women. Some surveys by India’s government… Read more »
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban militants attacked a police base in northern Afghanistan, killing 11, possibly with help from at least one of the policemen inside, local government officials said Tuesday. The insurgents first overran a checkpoint near the base late Monday, and were apparently able to breach the compound with ease because a sympathetic policeman opened a door for… Read more »
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In a boost to female reproductive rights, India’s cabinet on Wednesday backed giving women more time to seek an abortion in a bill aimed at helping the young, disadvantaged and the raped. The government said the cabinet had approved extending the abortion deadline to 24 weeks from 20, with the measure set to go… Read more »
Disqualification of candidates and dissatisfaction with reformists could reduce turnout in Iran’s parliamentary vote. Correction 27/1/2020: An earlier version of this article stated that Iran’s legislative elections would be held on February 9. The vote will in fact be held on February 21, as is now reflected below. On February 21, Iranians will head to the polls to choose members for… Read more »
JEWAR, India (Reuters) – The 17-year-old boy left his home in a small north Indian town on Thursday morning after telling his grandfather he was going to school. Instead he turned up 80 km away in New Delhi, where he pulled out a gun and shot an anti-government protester. FILE PHOTO: An unidentified man brandishes a gun during a protest against… Read more »