Why Qatar is opening its cheque book in Gaza
Qatar wants to be the essential nation where both western and Arab nations go for mediation, deals and peace talks. Sheikh Hamad is an ambitious man, and today’s visit to Gaza is part of his plans.
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The father of the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban describes the attack as a “turning point for Pakistan” and says his daughter will “rise again”.
The father of the 15-year-old Pakistani education activist, Malala Yousafza, who was shot and critically wounded by the Taliban, visits her in the Birmingham hospital where she is being treated.
Qatar wants to be the essential nation where both western and Arab nations go for mediation, deals and peace talks. Sheikh Hamad is an ambitious man, and today’s visit to Gaza is part of his plans.
The Pakistani girl brought to the UK for treatment after being shot by the Taliban can now stand with help but still shows signs of infection, doctors have confirmed.
Former Afghan MP Malalai Joya – who has survived several assassination attempts – describes the shooting of Malala Yousafzai as “a crime against women by dark-minded fundamentalists”.
As the home secretary is praised for blocking the extradition to the US of a man with Asperger’s syndrome, the government is accused of “old-fashioned racism” over a similar case.
The 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner shot in the head by the Taliban for demanding education for girls, arrives in the UK for medical treatment.
Tens of thousands of people take to the streets of Karachi in Pakistan in support of 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai who was shot and critically injured by the Taliban.
Five Royal Marines are charged with murder in relation to an incident in Afghanistan in 2011, the Ministry of Defence said.
Pakistani security forces have turned back protesters led by cricket star turned politician Imran Khan at the border of a volatile tribal region.
Radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects fail in their bid to halt their extradition from the UK to the US to stand trial on terrorism charges.
A suicide bomber kills 14, including three Nato soldiers, in a motorcycle attack in eastern Khost province. The blast comes a day after the 2,000th US soldier is killed in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is not usually associated with cosmetic surgery and freedom of choice, but that is exactly what filmmakers found in a small Kabul clinic. Leslie Knott and Clementine Malpas report.
A soldier, who survived being shot in the head as he ran to protect a colleague, is awarded the military cross for bravery.
Imran Khan tells Channel 4 News drone attacks in Pakistan are “fomenting radicalisation” and calls on the US to name victims to prove they are killing terrorists, not civilians.