Haiti, Philippines, Pakistan most weather-affected in 2012 - index
But developing countries like the United States and Russia are fast moving up the rankings, the index’s authors say
Dispute over meeting thwarts polio vaccinations in Sudan -UN
SUDAN-UN/POLIO:Dispute over meeting thwarts polio vaccinations in Sudan -UN
File picture shows Jalaluddin Haqqani, Taliban's Minister for Tribal Affairs, pointing to a map of Afghanistan as his son Nasiruddin looks on during a visit to Islamabad
Jalaluddin Haqqani (R), Taliban's Minister for Tribal Affairs, points to a map of Afghanistan as his son Nasiruddin (L) looks on during a visit to Islamabad, in this file picture taken October 19, 2001. Nasiruddin Haqqani, the chief financier of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network, one of the most feared groups fighting U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, has been shot dead in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, militant sources told Reuters on November 11, 2013. Nasiruddin Haqqani was a son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, a veteran guerrilla commander from southeast Afghanistan who rose to prominence battling occupying Soviet forces in the 1980s. REUTERS/Stringer/Files (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST OBITUARY POLITICS)
Polio virus strain in Syria confirmed as being from Pakistan - WHO
Polio virus is endemic in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria despite a 25-year-old campaign to eradicate the disease, which can paralyse a child in hours
Pakistan schools association slams Malala book ban -report
Sixteen-year-old Malala Yousefzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year for campaigning for education for girls, released her memoir "I am Malala" in October
Pakistani woman divorced for bearing a third daughter -report
Activists say deep-rooted patriarchal views and slow efforts to empower girls and women in South Asia have made it difficult to eradicate a strong preference for sons which exists in much of the region
ANALYSIS-Russia's phantom pain to hurt Ukraine in EU pact
EU-UKRAINE/RUSSIA (ANALYSIS):ANALYSIS-Russia's phantom pain to hurt Ukraine in EU pact