Bangladeshi innovators scoop US technology award
[KARACHI] An innovative building material that could be used to construct cheap shelters in poor countries and disaster areas, and is based on a traditional Bangladeshi fibre used to make cloth, has won the top award of US$50,000 at the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative's annual competition
Election corruption grave threat to Pakistans media
Elections will not be fought, but will be bought, is a saying being used by political tacticians in Pakistan. Hope for the legitimacy of the country's first fair transfer of power between two civilian governments with the oversight of unbiased media is disappearing quickly. Billions of rupees are pouring into media outlets through secret sources, journalists and media watch organizations say. The cash is being paid out in several different ways.
Millions of children abused in East Asia, Pacific - UNICEF
Forced sex and physical violence affect up to 30 percent of children in some places, causing lifelong damage, report says