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Pentagon to allow transgender people to enlist in military
December 12, 2017
Pentagon to allow transgender people to enlist in military
Transgender recruits will be allowed to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, the Pentagon said, as President Donald Trump’s…
#MeToo spotlight increasingly pointed at past Trump conduct
December 12, 2017
#MeToo spotlight increasingly pointed at past Trump conduct
Donald Trump sailed past a raft of allegations of sexual misconduct in last year’s presidential election. Now the national #MeToo…
Amnesty International claims EU ‘complicit’ in Libya migrant abuses
December 12, 2017
Amnesty International claims EU ‘complicit’ in Libya migrant abuses
Rights group Amnesty International has accused EU governments of supporting migrant abuse in Libya. Echoing previous reports, it found widespread…
AU warns of returning ‘ISIS’ jihadists
December 12, 2017
AU warns of returning ‘ISIS’ jihadists
The African Union has said up to 6,000 Africans who fought for the so-called Islamic State jihadist group in Iraq…
Pipe bomb strapped to man explodes in NYC subway, injuring 2
December 11, 2017
Pipe bomb strapped to man explodes in NYC subway, injuring 2
A pipe bomb strapped to a man went off in the New York City subway near Times Square on Monday,…
Russia urges India to line up behind China’s Belt and Road initiative
December 11, 2017
Russia urges India to line up behind China’s Belt and Road initiative
Russia threw its weight behind China’s massive Belt and Road plan to build trade and transport links across Asia and…
New York police responding to reports of explosion: police tweet
December 11, 2017
New York police responding to reports of explosion: police tweet
The New York Police Department was responding to reports of an explosion of unknown origin on Monday morning in midtown…
Trump’s accusers ‘should be heard’: Haley
December 11, 2017
Trump’s accusers ‘should be heard’: Haley
Women who accused President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct “should be heard,” US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley…
21 Rohingya women recount rape by Myanmar armed forces
December 11, 2017
21 Rohingya women recount rape by Myanmar armed forces
The use of rape by Myanmar’s armed forces has been sweeping and methodical, The Associated Press found in interviews with…
Indian police file sexual assault case against airline passenger for allegedly molesting Bollywood actress
December 11, 2017
Indian police file sexual assault case against airline passenger for allegedly molesting Bollywood actress
Indian police have filed a sexual assault case against an airline passenger after a 17-year-old Bollywood actress said the male…