U.S. to finance anti-militant TV channel in northern Nigeria
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Pakistan survivor of honour killing attempt fears for her life
Maqsood angered her family by marrying the man of her choice
Pakistani TV channel sues powerful spy agency for defamation
PAKISTAN-MEDIA/:Pakistani TV channel sues powerful spy agency for defamation
Seattle Ups Min Wage; Barbarous Attacks in India
Seattle's City Council has approved an increase in the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour. Also this week, more horrific assaults against women and girls in India.
Pakistani woman survives attempted honor killing
An 18-year-old Pakistani woman from Hafizabad in Punjab province survives being shot and thrown in a canal by her family for marrying the man she loved
Saba Maqsood, 18, lies on a hospital bed in Hafizabad in Punjab Province
Saba Maqsood, 18, lies on a hospital bed in Hafizabad in Punjab Province June 5, 2014. Maqsood has survived being shot and thrown in a canal by her family for marrying the man she loved, police said, weeks after the "honour killing" of another woman drew worldwide condemnation. Ali Akbar, a local police official, said Saba Maqsood had been attacked and shot by her father, uncle, brother and aunt and thrown into the waterway in the city of Hafizabad in Punjab province. REUTERS/Yaqoob Shahzad (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
Saba Maqsood, 18, lies on a hospital bed in Hafizabad in Punjab Province
Saba Maqsood, 18, lies on a hospital bed in Hafizabad in Punjab Province June 5, 2014. Maqsood has survived being shot and thrown in a canal by her family for marrying the man she loved, police said, weeks after the "honour killing" of another woman drew worldwide condemnation. Ali Akbar, a local police official, said Saba Maqsood had been attacked and shot by her father, uncle, brother and aunt and thrown into the waterway in the city of Hafizabad in Punjab province. REUTERS/Yaqoob Shahzad (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Policemen and members of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) survey the site of a bomb blast outside a mosque in Karachi
Policemen and members of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) survey the site of a bomb blast outside a mosque in Karachi June 5, 2014. At least two people were killed and many injured in a bomb blast outside a mosque located in the Orangi Town area of Karachi, local media reported. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)