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Malaysia finds 139 graves at ‘cruel’ jungle trafficking camps
May 25, 2015
Malaysia finds 139 graves at ‘cruel’ jungle trafficking camps
Malaysian authorities have found 139 graves, and signs of torture, in more than two dozen squalid human trafficking camps suspected…
Interior minister: Greece hasn’t got the money to make June IMF repayment
May 25, 2015
Interior minister: Greece hasn’t got the money to make June IMF repayment
Greece cannot make debt repayments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month unless it achieves a deal with creditors,…
NATO General: IS is recruiting, but not operational in Afghanistan
May 24, 2015
NATO General: IS is recruiting, but not operational in Afghanistan
The Islamic State group is recruiting fighters in Afghanistan, the commander of foreign forces in country has said, but they…
Russia’s new ‘undesirables’ law draws Western ire
May 24, 2015
Russia’s new ‘undesirables’ law draws Western ire
The United States led criticism of Russia's new law targeting "undesirable" NGOs, which activists fear will stifle critical voices at…
Irish voters back gay marriage in ‘social revolution’
May 24, 2015
Irish voters back gay marriage in ‘social revolution’
The people of Ireland backed same-sex marriage by a landslide in a referendum that marked a dramatic social shift in…
Women activists cross DMZ to mixed reception on South Korean side
May 24, 2015
Women activists cross DMZ to mixed reception on South Korean side
A group of international women activists crossed the heavily-fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea on Sunday in…
Liberia struggles with violence along insecure Ivory Coast border
May 24, 2015
Liberia struggles with violence along insecure Ivory Coast border
In February last year a gang of men with machetes ambushed two villages in western Ivory Coast, disembowelling a soldier…
Liberia struggles with violence along insecure Ivory Coast border
May 24, 2015
Liberia struggles with violence along insecure Ivory Coast border
In February last year a gang of men with machetes ambushed two villages in western Ivory Coast, disembowelling a soldier…
Burundi activists suspend govt talks as opposition figure killed
May 24, 2015
Burundi activists suspend govt talks as opposition figure killed
Activists in Burundi behind weeks of protests against against President Pierre Nkurunziza's controversial bid to seek a third term said…
War pushes South Sudan’s economy to the brink
May 24, 2015
War pushes South Sudan’s economy to the brink
Soaring inflation and a likely currency collapse are adding to South Sudan's woes after 17 months of civil war characterized…