Nobel Peace Prize winners Tawakkol Karman of Yemen, left, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, center, and Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf receive their diplomas and medals at City Hall in Oslo, Norway Saturday Dec. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/John McConnico) Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first democratically elected female president, shared the award with fellow Liberian Leymah Gbowee, who has confronted her country’s armed forces over the use of rape as a weapon, and Tawakkul Karman, who began pushing for change in Yemen long before the Arab Spring. They share a 10-million kronor ($1.5-million) prize. Story Shared...

I was reading a report lately which said that 29 Trucks of NATO supplies were set ablaze by a rocket attack in Quetta. Number of readers commented on the news story, some of them justified the attack as the reflection of anger building among people after NATO attack on Pakistani Soldiers, whereas, one of the commenters expressed his concerns about the weakening of the position Pakistan has in current scenario. I was bothered by neither of the approaches, what disturbed me was a comment which said; “Why is our environment being polluted by blazing the trucks?” And there I was silent, numbed and out of thoughts for few moments. “How...

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 7, 2011 ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari traveled to Dubai for medical tests on his heart after falling ill, officials and associates said Wednesday, triggering Twitter-fueled rumors that the embattled leader may be stepping down. The president’s spokesman denied the speculation, which centered on the idea Zardari may use ill health as a pretext for stepping down under pressure from the country’s powerful military. “All these reports are untrue, imaginary and speculative,” Farhatullah Babar told The Associated Press. Zardari traveled to Dubai on Tuesday...