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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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Jamal Khashoggi: Pressure grows on Saudis as US envoy meets king
Posted: About 7 years ago

Jamal Khashoggi: Pressure grows on Saudis as US envoy meets king

BBC News Mr Khashoggi was last seen at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago. Turkish officials believe Mr Khashoggi wa...

Venezuela: Thousands join rival rallies as power cuts continue
Posted: About 6 years ago

Venezuela: Thousands join rival rallies as power cuts continue

Rival demonstrations are taking place in Venezuela in response to calls by opposition leader Juan Guaidó and President Nicolás M...

Source: BBC News
Trump administration to reinstate all Iran sanctions
Posted: About 6 years ago

Trump administration to reinstate all Iran sanctions

BBC News The White House said it was "the toughest sanctions regime ever imposed" on Tehran. It targets both Iran and states that ...

Disappointed With Europe, Thousands of Iraqi Migrants Return Home
Posted: About 9 years ago

Disappointed With Europe, Thousands of Iraqi Migrants Return Home

BAGHDAD — Night after night, Mohammed al-Jabiry tossed and turned in his bed at a refugee center in Finland, comparing life in Euro...

Source: nytimes
Brumadinho: Thousands told to evacuate over second Brazil dam risk
Posted: About 6 years ago

Brumadinho: Thousands told to evacuate over second Brazil dam risk

Authorities have ordered thousands to evacuate from a dam at risk of giving way in south-eastern Brazil, just days after a nearby ...

Source: BBC News
US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim
Posted: About 6 years ago

US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim

A jury in California has awarded more than $2bn (£1.5bn) to a couple who said the weedkiller Roundup was responsible for thei...

Source: BBC News