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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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China cracks down on Christmas celebrations
Posted: About 8 years ago

China cracks down on Christmas celebrations

China is cracking down on Christmas. Several cities, schools, and government institutions have ordered citizens not to celebrate t...

Source: The Guardian
Brazil’s new foreign minister believes climate change is a Marxist plot
Posted: About 8 years ago

Brazil’s new foreign minister believes climate change is a Marxist plot

Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has chosen a new foreign minister who believes climate change is part of a plot by “cultu...

Source: The Guardian
Russia ‘paved way for Ukraine ship seizures with fake news drive’
Posted: About 8 years ago

Russia ‘paved way for Ukraine ship seizures with fake news drive’

The Kremlin launched a year-long disinformation campaign to soften up public opinion before its recent seizure of three Ukrainian s...

Source: The Guardian
Paul Manafort: Trump ex-aide lied to prosecutors, judge rules
Posted: About 8 years ago

Paul Manafort: Trump ex-aide lied to prosecutors, judge rules

Donald Trump's former election campaign chief Paul Manafort breached his plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller by lying to...

Source: BBC News
Kremlin warns US plan to quit nuclear pact is ‘dangerous’
Posted: About 8 years ago

Kremlin warns US plan to quit nuclear pact is ‘dangerous’

Independent The Kremlin said yesterday that a landmark nuclear arms treaty that Washington says it wants to quit had its weak p...

Putin threatens arms race if US dumps nuclear treaty
Posted: About 8 years ago

Putin threatens arms race if US dumps nuclear treaty

Vladimir Putin has threatened that Russia will develop new missiles banned by the intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty if the US ...

Source: The Guardian