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Genocide, the gravest and hardest crime to prove

Genocide, the gravest and hardest crime to prove

Genocide, the key charge arising from the Srebrenica massacre two decades ago, is the gravest crime in international humanitarian law,…
Dream of better life in Britain fuels Calais migrant chaos

Dream of better life in Britain fuels Calais migrant chaos

Like many migrants drawn to the French port of Calais, Ali, a 22-year-old Iraqi, is convinced his life will be…
Afghanistan: Men throw acid into girls’ faces ‘for going to school’

Afghanistan: Men throw acid into girls’ faces ‘for going to school’

Attackers on a motorbike threw acid in the faces of three teenage girls on their way to school in Afghanistan's…
The growing danger to women and girls in central Mexico

The growing danger to women and girls in central Mexico

Guadalupe Reyes clings to thoughts of her daughter one day flying a plane, a dream for the 18-year-old girl. Until the…
Embattled Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis resigns

Embattled Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis resigns

Yanis Varoufakis, Greece's embattled finance minister, has resigned his post, saying the move could help Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reach…
Quartet of crises threatens Europe’s core

Quartet of crises threatens Europe’s core

Four great crises around Europe's fringes threaten to engulf the European Union, potentially setting the ambitious post-war unification project back…
Greek finance minister quits after voters reject bailout terms

Greek finance minister quits after voters reject bailout terms

 Greece's outspoken finance minister resigned on Monday, removing a major obstacle to any last-minute deal to keep Athens in the…
Divided and desperate Greeks vote in referendum that may decide euro future

Divided and desperate Greeks vote in referendum that may decide euro future

Greeks voted on Sunday in a referendum that could determine their future in Europe's common currency, with banks shuttered, the…
Textiles’ Syndicate requests govt re-operate suspended companies

Textiles’ Syndicate requests govt re-operate suspended companies

Textiles' Syndicate President Abdel Fattah Ibrahim has requested that the government save the industry and find urgent solutions for companies…
Pope Francis to focus on poor in South America trip

Pope Francis to focus on poor in South America trip

Pope Francis makes his first South American trip in two years Sunday, for an eight-day tour of Ecuador, Bolivia and…
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