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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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Pittsburgh shooting: Multiple casualties at Squirrel Hill synagogue

Pittsburgh shooting: Multiple casualties at Squirrel Hill synagogue

BBC News Eleven people have been killed, officials say, in a gun attack on a synagogue ...

Posted: About 8 years ago
Migrant caravan: Girl dies in custody after crossing Mexico-US border

Migrant caravan: Girl dies in custody after crossing Mexico-US border

The Guatemalan girl, who arrived in the US last week as part of a group of migrants, died ...

Posted: About 8 years ago
Source: BBC News
US mail bombs: Cesar Sayoc charged after campaign against Trump critics

US mail bombs: Cesar Sayoc charged after campaign against Trump critic...

BBC News A 56-year-old man has been arrested in Florida in connection with a mail-bombing...

Posted: About 8 years ago

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Pakistan’s Masood Azhar: China blocks bid to call militant terrorist
Posted: About 7 years ago

Pakistan’s Masood Azhar: China blocks bid to call militant terrorist

China has blocked a bid to designate the leader of the group behind an attack which brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war...

Source: BBC News
A Climate Deal, 6 Fateful Years in the Making
Posted: About 11 years ago

A Climate Deal, 6 Fateful Years in the Making

PARIS — It took almost two weeks for negotiators from 195 countries to finally pass the landmark climate accord this weekend after ...

Source: nytimes
Venezuela crisis: President Maduro’s ‘days numbered’ – Mike Pompeo
Posted: About 7 years ago

Venezuela crisis: President Maduro’s ‘days numbered’ – Mike Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's "days are numbered" after deadly clashes over hu...

Source: BBC News
Iran offers prisoner swap for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Posted: About 7 years ago

Iran offers prisoner swap for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian dual national being held in a Tehran jail on espionage charges, could be released a...

Source: The Guardian
Christchurch shootings: Ardern vows never to say gunman’s name
Posted: About 7 years ago

Christchurch shootings: Ardern vows never to say gunman’s name

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed never to say the name of the Christchurch mosque gunman. "He sought many t...

Source: BBC News
Storm Pabuk: Tourists flee Thailand after weather warnings
Posted: About 8 years ago

Storm Pabuk: Tourists flee Thailand after weather warnings

Thousands of tourists and residents have reportedly fled islands off Thailand's south-east coast to escape an approaching trop...

Source: BBC News