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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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US and North Korea suffer communication breakdown
Posted: About 8 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....

Strictly Come Dancing: Darcey Bussell quits as judge
Posted: About 7 years ago

Strictly Come Dancing: Darcey Bussell quits as judge

Dame Darcey Bussell is to step down from her role as a judge on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. She has been a member of the...

Source: BBC News
National Front Party in France Is Dealt a Setback in Regional Elections
Posted: About 11 years ago

National Front Party in France Is Dealt a Setback in Regional Elections

PARIS — French voters dealt a sharp setback to the far-right National Front in regional elections on Sunday, depriving the party of...

Source: nytimes
‘About 170 migrants dead’ in Mediterranean shipwrecks
Posted: About 8 years ago

‘About 170 migrants dead’ in Mediterranean shipwrecks

About 170 people are feared to have died in two separate Mediterranean shipwrecks, the UNHCR says. The Italian navy reports a sh...

Source: BBC News
Dutchman, 69, brings lawsuit to lower his age 20 years
Posted: About 8 years ago

Dutchman, 69, brings lawsuit to lower his age 20 years

BBC News : Emile Ratelband, 69, wants to shift his birthday from 11 March 1949 to 11 March 1969, comparing the change to identifyi...

Turbulence injures 21 passengers on Air Canada flight
Posted: About 11 years ago

Turbulence injures 21 passengers on Air Canada flight

An Air Canada flight to Toronto from Shanghai, China was diverted to Calgary Wednesday after severe turbulence injured 21 passengers,...

Source: foxnews