ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The alleged organizer of the Taliban shooting of a Pakistani schoolgirl was captured during a 2009 military offensive against the hardline Islamist group but released after three months, two senior officials told Reuters. They i... [Full Article]
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents said on Tuesday that the Pakistani schoolgirl its gunmen shot in the head deserved to die because she had spoken out against the group and praised U.S. President Barack Obama. Malala Yousufzai, 14, was flown t... [Full Article]
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by Taliban gunmen for pushing for girls to be educated has been brought to the United Kingdom for medical treatment, a military spokesman said on Monday. The spokesman said in a statement th... [Full Article]
A Japanese schoolgirl was in intensive care Tuesday after being speared in the head by a javelin while taking part in track and field training, an official said. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
A UN agency has expressed concern that torture may have been used to extract confessions over the alleged serial poisoning of Afghan schoolgirls, which experts say is more likely to be mass hysteria. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
A Pakistani schoolgirl selected to take part in the Olympic torch relay spoke of her delight Friday and said she hoped it could improve the country's tarnished image. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
The Afghan government accused the Taliban Wednesday of poisoning schoolgirls by bribing students and workers to sneak toxic chemicals into drinking water or spread it around school grounds, sickening scores. Fifteen suspects have been arrested, offic... [Full Article]
Alleged poisonings of Afghan schoolgirls by Taliban insurgents regularly make headlines -- but there are signs the incidents could be cases of mass hysteria, say specialists in the field. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Schoolgirls, framed by a soccer goalpost, walk towards their school in Anandpur near the eastern Indian city of Patna January 23, 2012. When India launched reforms to open up its state-stifled economy 20 years ago, many states surged ahea... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2011 - A schoolgirl dressed as a Chinese Red Army soldier walks through a red curtain during a revolutionary song singing competition to celebrate the upcoming 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Part... [Full Article]