Thomson Reuters' Rohde describes his kidnapping and hostage period in Pakistan to Bradley, chairman of Atlantic Media, at the fifth annual Washington Ideas Forum at the Newseum in Washington
Thomson Reuters' David Rohde (R) describes his kidnapping and hostage period in Pakistan to David Bradley, chairman of Atlantic Media, at the fifth annual Washington Ideas Forum at the Newseum in Washington November 14, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA BUSINESS)
Some Indian laws reinforce gender inequality, UN study finds
Some Indian laws promote a preference for sons over daughters, a United Nations sturdy has found
Abdurakhman, a militant with Jaish-e-Mohammad and Farhatullah, with the Hizbul Mujahideen group sit during an interview with Reuters in the Pashtun city of Mardan
Abdurakhman (L), a militant with Jaish-e-Mohammad and Farhatullah (R), with the Hizbul Mujahideen group sit during an interview with Reuters in the Pashtun city of Mardan October 29, 2013. During a recent meeting with Reuters in Mardan, a group of militants - who sat cross-legged on the floor of a mud-brick safe house sipping tea and eating biscuits - said the Afghan cause was close to their hearts. "We want peace in Afghanistan under Mullah Omar's leadership," said Abdurakhman, a militant with Jaish-e-Mohammad, a group usually focused on Kashmir, others nodding in agreement. Mullah Omar is the chief of the Afghan Taliban. Sitting next to him, Farhatullah, a middle-aged man with the Hizbul Mujahideen group, said he used to fight against Indian forces in Kashmir but was now ready to go to Afghanistan. Picture taken October 29, 2013. To match story PAKISTAN-TALIBAN/ REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
File video grab of Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud sitting with other millitants in South Waziristan
Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud (C) sits with other militants in South Waziristan October 4, 2009 in this file video grab taken from footage released October 5, 2009. The killing of one of Pakistan's most wanted Islamic militants in a U.S. drone strike has exposed centuries-old rivalries within the group he led, the Pakistani Taliban, making the insurgency ever more unpredictable and probably more violent. Hakimullah Mehsud's death this month has set off a power struggle within the outfit's ranks, which could further unnerve a region already on tenterhooks with most U.S.-led troops pulling out of neighbouring Afghanistan in 2014. To match story PAKISTAN-TALIBAN/ REUTERS/Reuters TV/Files (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Leader's death plunges Pakistan Taliban into dangerous disarray
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New UK funding to help protect women and girls in emergencies
Britain and other donors give funds to help provide better protection for women and girls caught in emergencies, such as the conflict in Syria
INTERVIEW-Syria conflict draws rising numbers of German jihadists
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A policeman stands guard in the arch of the minaret of All Saints Church to secure an area during the 8th Muharram procession in Peshawar
A policeman stands guard in the arch of the minaret of All Saints Church to secure an area during the 8th Muharram procession in Peshawar November 13, 2013. The tenth of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, significant to the Shi'ite Muslim sect, marks the death of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein. The tenth of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, significant to the Shi'ite Muslim sect, marks the death of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)