Afghanistan: 5,166 Killed or Maimed in 2016
In the first six months of this year, 5,166 civilians were either killed or maimed in Afghanistan, a half-year record since counting began in 2009, a United Nations report published…
Do You Oppose Female Genital Mutilation?
Approximately two-thirds of men, women, boys and girls in countries where female genital mutilation (FGM) is common say they want the practice to end – according to UNICEF data. In…
25 Children Killed in Eastern Syria: UNICEF
According to UNICEF’s local partners in Syria, 25 children were reportedly killed Saturday in air-strikes on al-Quriyah town, in the eastern countryside of Deir-ez-Zor. According to UNICEF, three attacks hit…
Narendra Modi: Government Will Eliminate Corruption
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, said Sunday that corruption has troubled India for long, and his government is determined to eliminate it. Modi was interacting with the Indian…
Modi Gifts Persian Translation of Ramayana in Iran
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, gifted Monday the supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei a specially commissioned reproduction of a rare seventh-century manuscript of the…
Narendra Modi Visits Gurudwara in Tehran
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, paid respects to the Guru Granth Sahib at the Bhai Ganga Singh Sabha Gurudwara, shortly after arriving in Tehran on Sunday. He was…