Myanmar protests see deadliest day with 38 killed, says UN envoy
Images and footage from Wednesday show bodies lying in the street surrounded by pools of blood as protesters run to take cover. The United Nations said the total death toll …
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U.N. Human Rights office says 18 killed in Myanmar crackdown
Security forces in Myanmar opened fire and made mass arrests Sunday as they sought to break up protests against the military’s seizure of power. The United Nations human rights official …
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18 reportedly killed in Myanmar anti-coup protests; Canadian Embassy condemns crackdown
The latest and deadliest crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Myanmar, following a military coup earlier this month, has met with condemnation from the Canadian Embassy in the country’s largest city, Yangon. The …
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China detains six people for ‘insulting’ soldiers killed in India border clash
Police said six people were detained for up to 15 days across China, with another accused currently living overseas facing detention upon their return. Under Chinese President Xi Jinping, the …
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4 women instructors killed by suspected militants in ambush, Pakistan police say
Suspected militants on motorcycles ambushed a vehicle carrying instructors from a private vocational school in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing four women and wounding the driver before fleeing, police said. …
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16 Killed, Church Burned When Suspected Islamic Terrorists Attack Village in Africa’s DRC
CBN News Senior International Correspondent George Thomas appeared on the Friday afternoon edition of CBN’s Newswatch to discuss the on-going attacks by Islamic terrorists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
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At least 60 killed after passenger barge crashes on Congo river
Some 300 survivors had been found near the scene of the accident in Mai-Ndombe province in the west of the country, but another 240 remained unaccounted for, Steve Mbikayi wrote …
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Iraq rocket attack: One contractor killed and one US service member injured near Erbil International Airport
“Initial reports that Indirect Fire landed on Coalition Forces in Erbil tonight. There was 1 civilian contractor killed, 5 civilian contractors injured and 1 US service member injured. More information …
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9 killed, 140 missing in flooding after glacier breaks in northern India
Indian authorities launched a search operation Sunday after part of a mountain glacier broke, sending a massive flood of water and debris slamming into two dams and damaging a number …
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Somali forces end jihadist siege of Mogadishu hotel, at least 5 killed, police say
At least five people have died in an attack on a Mogadishu hotel by Somalia’s al-Shabaab rebels that was stopped early Monday by security forces, according to the Somali police force. …
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This nun was killed by priest and sister she caught engage in a sex act. Nearly 3 decades later, justice is served
Her white veil was found snagged on the door. An open bottle of water was leaking onto the tiles. In the corner of the room was an ax. Officers discovered …
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4 killed in Madrid gas explosion
A powerful gas explosion tore through a residential building in central Madrid on Wednesday, killing four people and ripping the facade off the structure. A tower of smoke rose from …
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“I want to stay alive”: Afghan journalists are being targeted and killed for their work
Nazifa Mahbobi worked for years as a journalist in Afghanistan‘s capital, most recently for Radio Free Europe. Last month, she fled her country after repeated warnings from the national intelligence agency …
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UN peacekeeper killed, two others wounded in CAR ambush | Conflict News
One peacekeeper was killed in an ambush by rebels near the town of Grimari in the Central African Republic (CAR) as deadly violence continues after a disputed election last month. …
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Coronavirus has now killed more than 2 million people worldwide: “A heart-wrenching milestone”
The coronavirus has now killed more than 2 million people worldwide since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. The United …
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Dozens killed as powerful Indonesia earthquake topples homes and buildings
A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island just after midnight Friday, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides. At least 42 people were killed. More than 600 people were injured …
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Dozens killed, some decapitated, in suspected rebel attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo
An armed group shot civilians and decapitated others with machetes in Ambedi, a village in Irumu territory in Ituri province, said Christophe Munyanderu, regional coordinator for the NGO Convention pour …
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Over 80 civilians killed in latest west Ethiopia massacre: EHRC | Ethiopia News
Age of victims of attack in Metekel zone in Benishangul-Gumuz region ranged between two and 45, says Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. More than 80 civilians, including children as young as …
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6 rangers killed in “devastating” attack on Congo gorilla sanctuary
It was a routine patrol around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday when six rangers working at Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were ambushed by a local …
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Police in Pakistan Locate Bodies of Christian Sisters, Killed for Refusing to Convert to Islam
Pakistani police discovered the bodies of two Christian women in Lahore on Jan. 4 who were reportedly killed by their Muslim supervisors for not converting to Islam. Sisters Sajida Mushtaq …
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Civilians killed in Afghan gov’t air raid, say local officials | Asia News
An air raid by Afghan forces in the country’s southwestern Nimroz province killed several civilians, according to local officials and witnesses. The exact number of casualties in the incident late on …
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Police officer killed in U.S. Capitol riot wanted to be in law enforcement from an early age
From his early days growing up in a New Jersey hamlet, Brian Sicknick wanted to be a police officer. He enlisted in the U.S. National Guard six months after graduating …
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Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over drone strike that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani
Baghdad — Iraq issued a warrant for the arrest of U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday as part of a Baghdad court’s investigation into the killing of a top Iraqi …
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How loved-ones are honouring the memory of those killed in Iran’s Flight 752 air disaster
Twelve months after an Iranian missile shot down a plane carrying 176 people, including 55 Canadians and many others with strong ties here, people are honouring and remembering the victims …
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In Kashmir, empty grave for teenager killed by Indian forces
BELLOW, INDIA — On a recent chilly winter day in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Mushtaq Ahmed shovelled the earth, laboriously digging a grave for his teenage son. There was, however, no body …
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India holds funerals for soldiers killed in China border clash as tensions stay high
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India prepared to hold funerals on Thursday for some of the 20 soldiers killed in brutal hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed mountainous border …
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Mali says 24 soldiers killed in ambush on Sunday
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Gunmen killed 24 Malian soldiers in an ambush on their convoy in central Mali on Sunday, a spokesman for the west African nation’s army said. “Twenty-four Mali …
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Popular 25-year-old Ugandan gorilla killed at UNESCO park
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan wildlife authorities have detained four men in connection with the killing of a 25-year-old male gorilla, the leader of a gorilla group and hugely popular with …
Read More Four killed and many injured in blast in Kabul mosque: Ministry of Interior
KABUL (Reuters) – A blast in a Kabul mosque during Friday prayers killed at least four people and wounded many more, Afghanistan’s interior ministry said on Friday. “Explosives placed inside …
Read More Australian surfer killed in shark attack
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A three-metre (10-foot) shark attacked and killed a 60-year-old Australian man on Sunday while he was surfing in the north of New South Wales (NSW) state, police …
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