The Irish cabinet will take up the report of an expert group on abortion on Tuesday even as thousands of people in Ireland protest the tragic death of an Indian dentist. Irish Health Minister James Reilly has said he will be bringing the report of the expert group to the Cabinet on Tuesday.
Observing that the tragic death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar illustrates a gap in Irish law, rights group Amnesty on Saturday asked Ireland to ensure that its domestic policy on access to abortion is in line with international human rights law.
The director-general of the BBC George Entwistle has resigned a day after it emerged that it's flagship current affairs programme wrongly accused a former Conservative politician of child sex abuse.
Malala Yousufzai, the teenage Pakistani activist shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education, has thanked people around the world for their inspiring and humbling support.
British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a stinging parliamentary defeat over Europe after Conservative rebels joined the Labour opposition to demand a cut in the European Union budget. The defeat on Wednesday night came after more than 50 rebels from the ruling party joined Labour Members of Parliament in supporting a demand for real-terms reductions in spending by the European Union. The government was defeated by 307 votes to 294, a majority of 13.
Pakistan's teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, who was grievously injured after being shot in the head by the Taliban, is stable and making good progress, doctors treating her at a United Kingdom hospital said on Wednesday. "The medical team caring for Malala Yousufzai at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham reported today that she is still stable and making good progress with her treatment," the hospital said in a statement.
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Pakistan's teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, shot in the head by the Taliban, is "up and walking," her father said after visiting her for the first time at a specialised UK hospital, where she is recovering at "an encouraging speed".
Pakistan's teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, remains in a "comfortable and stable" condition at a hospital in the United Kingdom, doctors said on Friday. In a statement, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham said Malala's condition this morning was "comfortable and stable".
Pakistani teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai 'remains stable' but would have to undergo reconstruction surgery in the coming days, the hospital and 1doctors attending her said.
Pakistani teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, who was seriously injured in a barbaric assassination attempt by the Taliban last week, arrived in Britain on Monday by an air ambulance for specialist treatment, including the repair of damaged bones of her skull.
Eric Pickles, Former Prime Minister of Sweden and Co-Chair of the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development, presented the award at the third 'Global Conference on Sustainability' in London on Thursday night.
Two men have been charged with the attempted murder of Lieutenant General (retired) Kuldip Singh Brar, the hero of the 1984 Operation Bluestar, British police said on Monday.
In a dramatic turn of events, Maldivian police on Monday arrested former President Mohamed Nasheed after he twice failed to appear before a court to face charges of abuse of power while in office.
Police spokesman Hassan Haneef confirmed that the former president has been arrested after the Hulhumale magistrate court ordered the police to produce him before it. He was arrested from the residence of former housing minister Mohamed Aslam, who is a native of that island
Four persons, including a woman, have been arrested in London in connection with the stabbing of retired Lt Gen K S Brar, who had led 'Operation Blue Star' 28 years ago to flush out pro-Khalistani militants from the Golden Temple.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Pakistan hinges on the progress on action taken by Islamabad against the perpetrators of Mumbai terror attack, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said on Thursday.
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik have pledged to take more steps to improve bilateral relations. The two leaders, who are in Maldives to attend the South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation home/interior ministers' meeting, met on Tuesday evening and discussed a wide range of issues.
Indian-origin Labour Member of Parliament Keith Vaz has advised Indian legislators to be careful while handling the issue of foreign direct investment in retail, cautioning that a major dominance by super markets may not be in the interest of common man.
Mohamed Nasheed was not ousted as president in a coup as claimed by him and the transfer of power was legal, a government-appointed inquiry commission said on Thursday amid caution by India to all stakeholders in Maldives against disturbing peace and tranquility over it.
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