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Malala Yousafzai Becomes Youngest Bearer of Nobel Peace Prize
Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai and India's Kailash Satyarthi have won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.
The Norwegian Committee said on its website they were receiving the prize "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education".
Children's rights activists share Nobel Peace Prize
Children's rights activists share Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO -- The Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 has been awarded to Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai and Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi.
Pakistani Taliban declare allegiance to ISIL and global jihad
The Pakistani Taliban declared allegiance to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
Pakistani Taliban declare allegiance to Islamic State and global jihad
The Pakistani Taliban declared allegiance to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
British PM first leader to visit new Afghan president Ghani
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Oct. 3 became the first world leader to hold talks with newly-inaugurated Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, as NATO troops end their long war against the Taliban.
Ghani takes oath as new Afghan president
Ashraf Ghani was sworn in as the new president of Afghanistan on Sept. 29, taking power as NATO troops end their 13-year war without defeating the fierce Taliban insurgency
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Up to 100 Afghans killed, 12 beheaded, in Taliban offensive
A major Taliban offensive in eastern Afghanistan over the past week has left up to 100 civilians and security personnel dead, 12 of them beheaded, officials said
Three NATO soldiers killed in Kabul suicide car bomb
A Taliban suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a NATO convoy near the US embassy in Kabul on Tuesday, killing three soldiers and wounding at least 13 Afghan civilians in a massive blast.
US, Iran deny military coordination plans against ISIL
The United States and Iran have denied plans for any military coordination in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants.
Somalia put on high alert after Shebab leader confirmed dead
Somaliaâs government warned Sept. 6 that the countryâs Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels were planning a wave of retaliatory attacks after it was confirmed their leader was killed earlier this week in a US air strike.