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Pakistan renames 107 schools after Peshawar victims

Pakistani authorities have renamed 107 schools after the victims of last year’s massacre at a Peshawar school. More than 60 schools in Peshawar are among the institutions now bearing the names of victims of the attack. Most relatives approved of the gesture, but one parent told the BBC he had not been contacted. pakistanTaliban gunmen killed more than 150 pupils and teachers at the school on 16 December. Since then authorities have promised to crack down on militants. Teachers have been given firearms training and are now able to carry wea...

UK Modern Slavery Bill to make difference

Last week saw the UK Modern Slavery Bill pass through Report Stage in the House of Lords (upper chamber of parliament), one of the most important final stages of the Bill and a critical moment for vulnerable trafficked children. father-kids-baby-dad-photoshoot-photos-children-daughter-son-20In what constitutes a landmark step, we were delighted to see child trafficking advocates given legal powers; powers that will allow them to ensure...

Obama: Iran should halt nuclear work for decade

obama]President Barack Obama has said Iran should agree to at least a decade-long freeze on its nuclear activity if a landmark deal is to be finally reached. Mr Obama also said the odds were still against such an agreement happening. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to oppose a deal in a speech to Congress on Tuesday. But the president said Mr Netanyahu had been wrong on Iran before, when he opposed an interim agreement last year. "Netanyahu made all sorts of claims - this was going to be a terrible deal, this was going to...

Looted Iraqi museum in Baghdad reopens 12 years on

Iraq’s national museum has officially reopened in Baghdad, 12 years after it was closed in the aftermath of the US-led invasion. Many of the antiquities looted during the war have now been recovered and restored. The museum’s opening was brought forward in response to an Islamic State (IS) Iraq museumvideo showing statues being destroyed in Mosul. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has vowed to punish those responsible. “Those barbaric, criminal terrorists are trying to destroy the heritage of mankind and Iraq’s civilization,...

Singapore’s founder sedated, on life support

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s 91-year-old founding father, remains on life support in intensive care while being treated for severe pneumonia, the government said on Thursday. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said Lee is sedated and on mechanical ventilation. His doctors have restarted him on antibiotics, and are continuing to monitor him closely, it said. [caption id="attachment_13390" align="alignleft" width="300"]Singapore-Founder Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, left, during Singapore’s National Day celeb...

India’s permanent UNSC seat unacceptable: Sharif to Obama

India’s permanent membership in the reformed UN Security Council (UNSC) is unacceptable to Pakistan as it has not complied with UN resolutions on Kashmir, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told U.S. President Barack Obama. [caption id="attachment_13024" align="alignleft" width="300"]IN24_OBAMA_US_PAKI_1628997f Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with U.S. President Barack Obama. AP File photo[/caption] Mr. Obama called Mr. Sharif on Thursday night and both leaders discussed issues of mutual interest and those rel...
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