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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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‘Alone in the world’: Canada squeezed by superpowers in Huawei dispute
Posted: About 8 years ago

‘Alone in the world’: Canada squeezed by superpowers in Huawei dispute

When Wenran Jiang heard the news that Canada had detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, he knew it spelled trouble. In an op-ed...

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
US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim
Posted: About 7 years ago

US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim

A jury in California has awarded more than $2bn (£1.5bn) to a couple who said the weedkiller Roundup was responsible for thei...

Source: BBC News
US warns Turkey over Russian S-400 missile system deal
Posted: About 7 years ago

US warns Turkey over Russian S-400 missile system deal

US Vice-President Mike Pence has warned Turkey against buying a Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system that Washington sees as...

Source: BBC News
Mount Etna: New 4.8-magnitude earthquake hits Sicily
Posted: About 8 years ago

Mount Etna: New 4.8-magnitude earthquake hits Sicily

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake has hit Sicily near Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna, injuring at least 28 people, Italian offi...

Source: BBC News
Refugees demand new shelter over fears theirs is haunted
Posted: About 11 years ago

Refugees demand new shelter over fears theirs is haunted

Thirty-five asylum-seekers have asked to be relocated from a refugee housing facility in southern Sweden because they believe it's ha...

Source: foxnews

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Astronaut calls wrong number from ISS

Astronaut calls wrong number from ISS

Posted: About 11 years ago
Source: foxnews