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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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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
Gilets jaunes protesters take to the streets of Paris for fifth weekend
Posted: About 8 years ago

Gilets jaunes protesters take to the streets of Paris for fifth weekend

France saw a fifth weekend of protests by defiant gilets jaunes (yellow vests) who ignored government calls to stay home following t...

Source: The Guardian
Kashmir attack: Bomb kills 40 Indian paramilitary police in convoy
Posted: About 8 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
Bafta: Queen director Singer suspended from nomination
Posted: About 8 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
Erdoğan cannot claim moral high ground over Khashoggi, say critics
Posted: About 8 years ago

Erdoğan cannot claim moral high ground over Khashoggi, say critics

The Guardian The death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has shocked the world both for its rep...

Pittsburgh synagogue massacre: Suspect Robert Bowers appears in court in wheelchair
Posted: About 8 years ago

Pittsburgh synagogue massacre: Suspect Robert Bowers appears in court in wheelchair

Sky News The man accused of shooting 11 people dead in a Pittsburgh synagogue has appeared in court in a wheelchair to face charge...


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Source: nytimes