Malala makes it to Time's 100 list

Malala Yousafzai stands at the 15th slot after securing around 300,000 votes in her favor in the selection of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World list for 2012. Malala Yousufzai is the courageous 15 year-old Pakistani girl who stood up against the Taliban for education for girls. She, along with her two classmates, sustained bullet wounds when Taliban militants attacked her school van in Swat. The final outcome of the Time Magazine's list will be made public on December 31 while the voting will continue till 12th. The present position of the vote puts North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un on the top slot who has left other contenders behind by a big margin with 4.3 million votes in his support. Jon Stewart - an American political satirist, writer, television host and actor - is holding the second position with around 1 million votes. US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has so far bagged nearly 550,000 votes and ranks 9. Egypt president Mohammed Morsi holds 11th while Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is on 14th position.