U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice responded Sunday to dramatic video of a woman being flogged in Pakistan that surfaced days after President Obama announced billions in aid to the nation. {mosads}”So far the ...

ISLAMABADISLAMABAD — Taliban militants flog two men and a teenage boy in a video that has emerged from Pakistan’s tribal belt along the Afghan border, showing the hold of insurgents in at least one ...

This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. ARI SHAPIRO, host: And I'm Ari Shapiro. Good morning. In Pakistan, a brutal beating caught on video has ignited a ferocious debate. The ...

Reporting from Kala Kalay, Pakistan — With each stroke of the teenage Taliban militant’s lash, the girl’s muffled cries pierced the air of this Swat Valley town. The men in the crowd watched silently, ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The video shows a young woman held face down as a Taliban commander whips her repeatedly with a leather strap. “Leave me for the moment — you can beat me again later,” she ...

Remember how the video of the flogging of a young woman who had the temerity to leave her home with a man who wasn’t her husband or relative was supposed to change the psyche of the Pakistani people ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Face down before a crowd, the teenage girl shrieks and writhes, begging for mercy. But the three masked men holding her down merely tighten their grip while a fourth man whips ...

Pakistani police arrested 10 alleged members of a criminal gang on Monday accused of flogging a transgender woman and posting a video of the abuse on social media, officials said. The arrests were ...

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