Angelina Jolie

Matiullah Wesa, cofounder of the education charity PenPath in Afghanistan, speaks to children during a class next to his mobile library in a district of Kandahar Province. Wesa and his brother were among the Afghan men who have called for the Taliban to reverse its bans on higher education for girls. He was arrested in March and has been held in prison since then with no formal charges.

He demanded higher ed for Afghan girls. He was jailed. Angelina Jolie targets his case

12:23pm August 21, 2023

by Ruchi Kumar

It's been 5 months since Matiullah Wesa, an activist who urged an end to Taliban bans on girls' education, was arrested. Media attention has faded. Now Angelina Jolie is making a plea in his behalf.

This combination photo shows Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at separate movie events in September 2019. A new court filing from Angelina Jolie alleges that on a 2016 flight, Brad Pitt grabbed her by the head and shook her then choked one of their children and struck another when they tried to defend her.

Brad Pitt choked and hit his children, Angelina Jolie says in a court filing

12:02pm October 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

Jolie alleges that on a 2016 flight, Pitt hit and poured alcohol on both her and their children. She filed for divorce soon after, and the couple is still battling over assets and custody of the kids.

Angelina Jolie, Hollywood movie star and UNHCR goodwill ambassador, poses Saturday for photo with her fans in Lviv, Ukraine.

World News

Angelina Jolie met with refugees and volunteers during a surprise visit to Lviv

1:10pm May 02, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The actress and U.N. Special Envoy for refugees spoke with recent evacuees arriving by train in the western Ukraine city, as well as children being treated for injuries from a recent Russian attack.

Maria Toorpakai, a top squash player from Pakistan, is the star of a PBS documentary airing on July 23.

The Taliban Couldn't Quash This Pakistani Squash Champ

8:03am July 22, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

For much of her life, Maria Toorpakai has been threatened by extremist groups like the Taliban. Now the subject of a PBS documentary, she tells how she found the courage to keep playing sports.

Parvana runs through a street market in the trailer for "The Breadwinner".

Health & Safety

If Afghanistan Ran The Oscars, 'The Breadwinner' Would Triumph

12:10pm March 03, 2018

by Ruchi Kumar

Afghan viewers have fallen in love with the Oscar-nominated animated film, which follows the story of a young girl who dresses like a boy to support her family under Taliban rule.

Actor Tom Hiddleston caused a stir on Twitter when he spoke after winning a best actor Golden Globe for his TV series The Night Manager.

Tom Hiddleston At Golden Globes: Maybe Not The Best Charity Spokesman

2:14pm January 09, 2017

by Tanya Basu

The Twitter storm over the actor's comments at the Golden Globes raises the question: What makes an ideal celebrity spokesperson?

American actress Angelina Jolie speaks at a conference for the prevention of sexual violence in conflict, at the Dom Armije in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 2014.

Call Me Professor Jolie Pitt: The Buzz About Her New Job

7:17pm May 31, 2016

by Tobias Denskus

Angelina Jolie was just appointed a professor for the coming semester at the London School of Economics. The development world is having a pro-con debate.

When Erika Stallings was 22, she found out that she might have a genetic mutation that greatly increased her risk of cancer.

More People Seek Genetic Testing, But There Aren't Enough Counselors

4:03pm April 18, 2016

by Todd Bookman

After Angelina Jolie disclosed her genetic predisposition for breast cancer, demand for genetic tests went up. Counselors help interpret those tests, and demand for their services has increased, too.

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National

Angelina Jolie Pitt Has Ovaries Removed, Citing Cancer Fears

1:39pm March 24, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Writing in The New York Times, the actress, who had a preventive double mastectomy two years ago, said she carried a mutation in a gene that gave her an elevated risk of cancer.

Mary-Claire King says obscurity gave her the freedom to spend years looking for breast cancer genes.

How Being Ignored Helped A Woman Discover The Breast Cancer Gene

9:17am March 30, 2014

by Nancy Shute

Twenty years ago, many scientists didn't think that genes could cause diseases like cancer. The discovery of the BRCA gene for hereditary breast cancer changed that. Mary-Claire King tells how.

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