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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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Pulwama attack: Four Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir gun battle
Posted: About 6 years ago

Pulwama attack: Four Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir gun battle

Four soldiers have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in a gun battle with militants, police say. The clash occurred in...

Source: BBC News
Christchurch shootings: Jacinda Ardern calls for global anti-racism fight
Posted: About 6 years ago

Christchurch shootings: Jacinda Ardern calls for global anti-racism fight

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called for a global fight to root out racist right-wing ideology following last week...

Source: BBC News
Kashmir attack: Bomb kills 40 Indian paramilitary police in convoy
Posted: About 6 years ago

Kashmir attack: Bomb kills 40 Indian paramilitary police in convoy

At least 40 Indian paramilitary police have been killed in a bomb attack by militants on their convoy in Indian-administered Kashm...

Source: BBC News
Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s new far-right president urges unity
Posted: About 6 years ago

Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s new far-right president urges unity

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has used his inaugural speech to promise to build a "society without discrimination or...

Source: BBC News
US and North Korea suffer communication breakdown
Posted: About 6 years ago

US and North Korea suffer communication breakdown

BBC News : Instead, the US and North Korea appear to be staring one another down, waiting for the other to blink or make a move....

Bafta: Queen director Singer suspended from nomination
Posted: About 6 years ago

Bafta: Queen director Singer suspended from nomination

Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has been removed from his film's Bafta Awards nomination due to allegations he sexually ab...

Source: BBC News