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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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Bafta: Queen director Singer suspended from nomination

Bafta: Queen director Singer suspended from nomination

Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has been removed from his film's Bafta Awards nomi...

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

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

Independent The Kremlin said yesterday that a landmark nuclear arms treaty that Washin...

Posted: About 8 years ago
Officials could negotiate with terrorists to free kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls

Officials could negotiate with terrorists to free kidnapped Nigerian s...

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria's government still is open to negotiating with Boko Haram extrem...

Posted: About 11 years ago
Source: foxnews

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Michael Kovrig arrest: Canadian held in China ‘not allowed to turn lights off ‘
Posted: About 8 years ago

Michael Kovrig arrest: Canadian held in China ‘not allowed to turn lights off ‘

Michael Kovrig was detained last week on accusations of harming national security. Canada drew Chinese protests after it arreste...

Source: BBC News
Christchurch shootings: Ardern vows never to say gunman’s name
Posted: About 8 years ago

Christchurch shootings: Ardern vows never to say gunman’s name

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed never to say the name of the Christchurch mosque gunman. "He sought many t...

Source: BBC News
INF nuclear treaty: Russia follows US in suspending pact
Posted: About 8 years ago

INF nuclear treaty: Russia follows US in suspending pact

Russia has suspended its involvement in the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) following a similar decisi...

Source: BBC News
Gatwick Airport chaos: Two people arrested in connection with ‘criminal use of drones’
Posted: About 8 years ago

Gatwick Airport chaos: Two people arrested in connection with ‘criminal use of drones’

Two people have been arrested in connection with the "criminal use of drones" which has caused widespread disruption to flights at...

Source: Independent
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
A Climate Deal, 6 Fateful Years in the Making
Posted: About 11 years ago

A Climate Deal, 6 Fateful Years in the Making

PARIS — It took almost two weeks for negotiators from 195 countries to finally pass the landmark climate accord this weekend after ...

Source: nytimes