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Report: Rohingya migrants raped at Thai-Malaysia border camps
June 2, 2015
Report: Rohingya migrants raped at Thai-Malaysia border camps
Muslim Rohingya women who were held at human-trafficking camps in Thailand and Malaysia were subjected to gang rapes by their…
Elderly passenger rescued from capsized ship on China’s Yangtze River, others trapped
June 2, 2015
Elderly passenger rescued from capsized ship on China’s Yangtze River, others trapped
Divers pulled an 85-year-old woman from the hull of a passenger ship carrying 458 people that capsized on China's Yangtze…
Arizona mosque, site of anti-Islam protest, holds ‘love not hate’ event
June 2, 2015
Arizona mosque, site of anti-Islam protest, holds ‘love not hate’ event
An Arizona mosque where hundreds gathered last week for an anti-Islam demonstration, with counter-protesters shouting "Go home, Nazis," was the…
Buying sex a criminal offense under controversial Northern Ireland law
June 1, 2015
Buying sex a criminal offense under controversial Northern Ireland law
Men who use prostitutes in Northern Ireland face up to a year in jail or a fine under a new…
Russia dismisses EU criticism of travel blacklist
June 1, 2015
Russia dismisses EU criticism of travel blacklist
Russia criticised the European Union on Monday for allowing the publication of a list of European officials barred from entering…
Former top Hungarian communist faces new trial over role in 1956 reprisals
June 1, 2015
Former top Hungarian communist faces new trial over role in 1956 reprisals
A 93-year-old former senior Hungarian Communist Party official convicted of war crimes last year will face a new trial after…
Italy PM Renzi’s party pledges to stay on course after vote setback
June 1, 2015
Italy PM Renzi’s party pledges to stay on course after vote setback
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's ruling centre-left party promised on Monday to push on with its reform agenda after anti-establishment…
France, Germany raise concerns over EU migrant redistribution plan
June 1, 2015
France, Germany raise concerns over EU migrant redistribution plan
France and Germany raised concerns on Monday over a European Commission plan to redistribute migrants reaching Italy and Greece, saying…
UN: Clashes force nearly 60,000 Malians from homes over last month
June 1, 2015
UN: Clashes force nearly 60,000 Malians from homes over last month
Fighting in northern Mali has forced nearly 60,000 people to flee their homes over the last four weeks, a United…
US Vice-President Joe Biden’s son Beau dies of brain cancer
May 31, 2015
US Vice-President Joe Biden’s son Beau dies of brain cancer
Former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, son of US Vice President Joe Biden, died on Saturday after battling brain cancer,…