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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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Munich rail stations reopen after terror alert prompts evacuations
Posted: About 11 years ago

Munich rail stations reopen after terror alert prompts evacuations

Police in the German city of Munich reopened two train stations early Friday as authorities continued to investigate an alleged New Y...

Source: foxnews
Abdelaziz Bouteflika: Algeria’s president resigns amid mass protests
Posted: About 7 years ago

Abdelaziz Bouteflika: Algeria’s president resigns amid mass protests

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is resigning after weeks of mass protests, state media report. Mr Bouteflika, who has ...

Source: BBC News
Tory leadership contest: Michael Gove pledge on EU citizenship applications
Posted: About 7 years ago

Tory leadership contest: Michael Gove pledge on EU citizenship applications

BBC News : Michael Gove will allow EU nationals living in the UK at the time of the referendum to apply free of charge for citi...

Ethiopian Airlines: Two men say they missed crashed flight
Posted: About 7 years ago

Ethiopian Airlines: Two men say they missed crashed flight

A Greek man says he missed the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed in Addis Ababa after arriving two minutes late at the boardin...

France fuel protest: One dead in ‘yellow vest’ blockades
Posted: About 8 years ago

France fuel protest: One dead in ‘yellow vest’ blockades

The female protester was struck after a driver panicked and drove towards demonstrators, reports said. Some 120,000 "yellow vests"...

Source: BBC News
Toll rises to 44 dead in Japan earthquake; Toyota Motors suspends operations in 16 assembly plants
Posted: About 8 years ago

Toll rises to 44 dead in Japan earthquake; Toyota Motors suspends operations in 16 assembly plants

Tokyo: The death toll from a powerful earthquake in northern Japan last week rose to 44, with 660 injured, the government said on Mon...

Source: FirstPost