Azadeh Moshiri

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Azadeh Moshiri |Ayeshea Perera

Armed militants in Pakistan's Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers and taken a number of hostages, military sources have told the BBC. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fired at the Jaffar Express Train as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar. A statement from the separatist group said it had bombed the track before storming the train in remote Sibi district. It claimed the train was under its control.

Jan 12, 2025 | yahoo.com | Azadeh Moshiri |Natasha Preskey

Malala Yousafzai has urged Muslim leaders to challenge the Taliban government in Afghanistan and its repressive policies for girls and women. "Simply put, the Taliban in Afghanistan do not see women as human beings," she told an international summit hosted by Pakistan on girls education in Islamic countries. Ms Yousafzai told Muslim leaders there was "nothing Islamic" about the Taliban's policies which include banning female education and stopping women from working.

Jan 12, 2025 | flipboard.com | Azadeh Moshiri

3 hours agoA recent strike at a major resort has put the spotlight on what a bad deal both workers and visitors are getting. In 2016, I was hired to teach skiing at the Park City resort, in Utah. The ultimate fun job: For one winter, I would get paid to do and share my favorite activity. But I soon realized …

May 1, 2024 | yahoo.com | Jess Warren |Anna O'Neill |Azadeh Moshiri

A Metropolitan Police officer is "not a million miles away" from losing her hand after she was injured during a sword attack in north-east London. A 14-year-old boy died in Tuesday's attack in Hainault, and four others, including two police officers, were injured. On Wednesday, Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the female officer suffered "horrifically serious" arm wounds. A male officer's hand was also seriously injured, he added.

Feb 2, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Azadeh Moshiri

The US has imposed sanctioned six officials in Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) which it says are responsible for the cyber-attacks on American water plants late last year. This comes as the US prepares its response to the drone attack that killed three US soldiers in Jordan, close to the Syrian border, on Sunday. The US has said an Iranian-backed militia group is responsible for that attack.