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U.N. Peacekeepers Accused of Rape in Central African Republic

U.N. Peacekeepers Accused of Rape in Central African Republic

DAKAR, Senegal — United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic raped or sexually exploited at least eight women and girls last fall, including a young teenager who said she was released only because she had managed to scream, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Thursday...

Source: nytimes

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Alaska had its biggest landslide in decades, and no one saw

Alaska had its biggest landslide in decades, and no one saw

If millions of tons of rock slide down an Alaskan mountain and no one is around to hear it, ...

Posted: About 9 years ago
Source: foxnews
Iran offers prisoner swap for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Iran offers prisoner swap for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian dual national being held in a Tehran jail o...

Posted: About 6 years ago
Source: The Guardian
Negative ads blanketing airwaves in 2016 campaign

Negative ads blanketing airwaves in 2016 campaign

Voters say they hate negative ads – but if Iowa is any gauge, the campaigns aren’t too w...

Posted: About 9 years ago
Source: foxnews

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Posted: About 6 years ago

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Source: The Guardian
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Source: The Guardian
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Anthony Albanese: Australia’s Labor opposition elects new leader

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Munich rail stations reopen after terror alert prompts evacuations
Posted: About 9 years ago

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Source: foxnews