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French primary school principal admits sexual assaults on pupils
March 25, 2015
French primary school principal admits sexual assaults on pupils
A primary school head teacher confessed Tuesday to having tricked blindfolded pupils into oral sex during a workshop on experiencing…
‘No blacks’ Chinese restaurant shut down in Kenya
March 25, 2015
‘No blacks’ Chinese restaurant shut down in Kenya
A Chinese restaurant in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has been shut down and its owners summoned by authorities after it…
Monitor: Syrian rebels seize historic town in south
March 25, 2015
Monitor: Syrian rebels seize historic town in south
Insurgent groups fighting the Syrian government have seized control of a southern town near the border with Jordan after four…
Thousands line Singapore’s streets to pay respect to Lee Kuan Yew
March 25, 2015
Thousands line Singapore’s streets to pay respect to Lee Kuan Yew
Thousands of people lined Singapore's streets on Wednesday as a gun carriage took the casket of Lee Kuan Yew, the…
Russia fails to block marital benefits for gay UN employees
March 25, 2015
Russia fails to block marital benefits for gay UN employees
On Tuesday Russia failed to block a United Nations decision to extend full spousal benefits to its legally-married gay and…
Search teams probe wreckage of jet in French Alps
March 25, 2015
Search teams probe wreckage of jet in French Alps
French investigators on Wednesday searched for the reason why a German Airbus ploughed into an Alpine mountainside, killing all 150…
Residents: Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds in northern Nigeria town
March 25, 2015
Residents: Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds in northern Nigeria town
Boko Haram militants have kidnapped more than 400 women and children from the northern Nigerian town of Damasak that was…
US officials: Saudi Arabia building up military near Yemen border
March 25, 2015
US officials: Saudi Arabia building up military near Yemen border
Saudi Arabia is moving heavy military equipment including artillery to areas near its border with Yemen, US officials said on…
Tunisia’s Bardo museum in symbolic reopening and march after attacks
March 25, 2015
Tunisia’s Bardo museum in symbolic reopening and march after attacks
Tunisia's Bardo museum held a ceremonial reopening on Tuesday a week after gunmen claiming alliance with Islamic State killed 20…
NASA: Mars has nitrogen, key to life
March 25, 2015
NASA: Mars has nitrogen, key to life
NASA's Curiosity rover has found nitrogen on the surface of Mars, a significant discovery that adds to evidence the Red…