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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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Photographer ‘overwhelmed’ by response to bald eagle picture
Posted: About 6 years ago

Photographer ‘overwhelmed’ by response to bald eagle picture

BBC News : A Canadian amateur photographer says he is "overwhelmed" by the worldwide response to a photograph he took of a bald e...

Venezuela crisis: Juan Guaidó vows to bring in aid
Posted: About 6 years ago

Venezuela crisis: Juan Guaidó vows to bring in aid

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has vowed at a rally in the capital Caracas to ensure humanitarian aid blocked by Presid...

Source: BBC News
France protests: PM Philippe suspends fuel tax rises
Posted: About 6 years ago

France protests: PM Philippe suspends fuel tax rises

PM Edouard Philippe said that people's anger must be heard, and the measures would not be applied until there had been proper debate ...

Source: BBC News
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
Riots over rising fuel costs plunge Paris into chaos as police struggle to maintain order
Posted: About 6 years ago

Riots over rising fuel costs plunge Paris into chaos as police struggle to maintain order

More than 3000 police have flooded onto the streets of Paris as protests in the French capital turned violent. Police and gendarme...

Source: News
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un visits China’s Xi Jinping
Posted: About 6 years ago

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un visits China’s Xi Jinping

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in Beijing for an unannounced visit, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping...

Source: BBC News