No respite from elderly abuse in India!

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 13:24

Elderly abuse in India is growing and daughters-in-law are reported as the worst abusers of the elderly at home.

Chinese court orders woman to take care of her mother

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 19:06

A Chinese court has ordered a woman to visit her 77-year-old mother once every two months and provide her financial help.

Indian elders suffer abuse, neglect

Last Updated: Friday, June 15, 2012, 16:47

That elder in India no longer receive care and respect within families and outside has been long established.

Tribal elders broker end to fighting in Libya

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 10:39

An outbreak of fighting south of the Libyan capital which killed at least four people stopped on Tuesday after local elders agreed a ceasefire, reports said.

Suicide bomber kills 10 at Afghan elders meet

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 16:24

The bomber struck in Kunar, one of Afghanistan`s most restive provinces.

Taliban detains tribal elders for attending Kayani meet

Last Updated: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 17:41

The whereabouts of the elders from the Mehsud tribe is not known.

Taliban detains 23 tribal elders for attending Musharraf meet

Last Updated: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 16:14

Twenty-three tribal elders have been detained by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan after they attended a recent function addressed by army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, according to a media report.

Mehsud tribe elders say willing to return to their homes

Last Updated: Monday, October 18, 2010, 21:16

Elders of the Mehsud tribe expressed their willingness to go back to their homes in the restive South Waziristan region despite the Taliban threatening them to not return until the government withdraws all troops.

Afghan President meets with tribal elders in south

Last Updated: Saturday, October 9, 2010, 13:38

Afghan Prez is in southern Afghanistan meeting with tribal elders from across Kandahar province.

Two small pegs enough for elders: Study

Last Updated: Friday, September 24, 2010, 13:50

A study has shown that two small drinks a night are enough to make elderly people unsteady on their feet and put them at risk of falls.

Elders ask world to give generously to Pak flood victims

Last Updated: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 22:29

An independent group of eminent world leaders, brought together by Nelson Mandela of South Africa, on Thursday appealed international community to respond more quickly and generously to help people affected by floods in Pakistan.

Three tribal elders killed in blasts in Pakistan

Last Updated: Friday, July 23, 2010, 22:59

Three tribal elders, including the head of a pro-government peace committee, were killed and two more injured in two separate bomb blasts in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Saturday.