News Headlines - 09 June 2014

▽Airport Attack in Pakistan Shows Taliban’s Lasting Strength - NYTimes.com

Then on Sunday, the Taliban hit back... The 10 attackers were dead five hours later, shot by soldiers or blown up by their own suicide vests. Yet the audacious nature of the assault shook Pakistan to its core, offering a violent reminder that, for all its divisions, the Taliban remains an astonishingly resilient force.

▽Video of Mass Sexual Assault Taints Egypt Inauguration - NYTimes.com

A video showing a mass sexual assault on a nearly naked woman in the midst of inaugural celebrations for Egypt’s new president is testing his pledge to curb an epidemic of such attacks, with captured scenes of a police officer with a gun in his hand struggling against a crowd of men to extricate the victim.

▽BBC News - Sexual violence in war: Summit to begin in London

A four-day summit on sexual violence in war is to begin in London, hosted by UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and UN Special Envoy Angelina Jolie.
The event, called the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, is the culmination of a two-year campaign to raise awareness of the issue.

▽Video: David Beckham and Prince William launch wildlife campaign - Telegraph

David Beckham has warned of the "devastating" effects of poaching as he joined the Duke of Cambridge to launch a new campaign using the power of sport to combat illegal trade in wildlife products.

▽Prince Philip turns 93: Cringe at a memorable quote for every year of his life - Mirror Online

Prince Philip turns 93 on Tuesday so we have brought you 93 of his most cringe-worthy lines.
In those nine decades he's been a loyal companion to the Queen, represented Britain around the world... and put his foot in it several times.