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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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Christchurch shootings: 49 dead in New Zealand mosque attacks

Christchurch shootings: 49 dead in New Zealand mosque attacks

Forty-nine people have been killed and at least 20 wounded in shootings at two mosques in ...

Posted: About 6 years ago
Source: BBC News
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit

Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit

As Kim Jong-un arrived at the Vladivostok railway station on Wednesday, white-gloved atte...

Posted: About 6 years ago
Source: The Guardian
5 Czechs Who Were Missing in Lebanon Arrive Home

5 Czechs Who Were Missing in Lebanon Arrive Home

PRAGUE — Five Czechs who had been missing in Lebanon since July and presumed kidnapped arr...

Posted: About 9 years ago
Source: nytimes

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Trump ‘stands with’ Saudi Arabia and defends crown prince over Khashoggi
Posted: About 6 years ago

Trump ‘stands with’ Saudi Arabia and defends crown prince over Khashoggi

Donald Trump has expressed his unstinting support for Saudi Arabia and claimed there was “nothing definitive” linking Crown Princ...

Source: The Guardian
Theresa May defeats Tory coup over Brexit deal but is left damaged
Posted: About 6 years ago

Theresa May defeats Tory coup over Brexit deal but is left damaged

Theresa May has won the backing of her party to stay on as prime minister – but more than a third of Conservative MPs voted agai...

Source: The Guardian
Huawei’s full-page WSJ advert: ‘Don’t believe everything you hear’
Posted: About 6 years ago

Huawei’s full-page WSJ advert: ‘Don’t believe everything you hear’

Huawei has sought to repair its image in the US through a full-page advert in the Wall Street Journal, which says: "Don't believe ...

Source: BBC News
France fuel protest: One dead in ‘yellow vest’ blockades
Posted: About 6 years ago

France fuel protest: One dead in ‘yellow vest’ blockades

The female protester was struck after a driver panicked and drove towards demonstrators, reports said. Some 120,000 "yellow vests"...

Source: BBC News
‘Growing inequality threatens democracy’
Posted: About 6 years ago

‘Growing inequality threatens democracy’

Inequalities in pay and opportunities in the UK are becoming so extreme they are threatening democracy, an Institute for Fiscal St...

Source: BBC News
Christchurch shootings: Brenton Tarrant appears in court
Posted: About 6 years ago

Christchurch shootings: Brenton Tarrant appears in court

The main suspect in the killings of 49 people in shootings at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday has appeared in court on a sing...

Source: BBC News