BAKU, Azerbaijan – Police in Azerbaijan have detained 21 people after they held a protest to demand justice for a man who died in police custody in the western town of Mingachevir. The Interior Ministry said the man, 27-year-old Bahruz Hajiyev, “unexpectedly jumped out of a third-floor window during questioning” …
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BEIJING – The more than 300 grade schools in the Chinese neighborhood shaken by this month’s deadly blasts will start the fall semester on time. The district government of Binhai in the port city of Tianjin said Sunday that all the schools in the district had completed registration work for …
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PARIS – The European Court of Human Rights has upheld the case of three Tunisians expelled from Italy in 2011 in the wake of the Arab Spring uprising, ruling that the migrants had been subjected to degrading and inhuman treatment during four days in a detention center, suffered a collective …
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BANGUI, Central African Republic – The U.N. human rights chief says there needs to be greater accountability for international peacekeepers following of yet another sexual abuse allegation in Central African Republic. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, addressed the scandal Friday following his visit to …
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CANBERRA, Australia – A medical group apologized on Thursday to surgeons and trainees in Australia and New Zealand after a report found that almost half had suffered discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment from senior surgeons. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, which represents 6,000 surgeons and 1,300 trainees in the …
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ANKARA, Turkey – A juvenile court has convicted a high school student of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and sentenced him to more than 11 months in jail. The sentence was immediately suspended Friday, and the student would serve time only if he reoffends in the next three years. The …
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President Donald Trump doubled down on his demand that European nations cease all energy purchases from Russia as he mulls his first sanctions on Moscow since re-entering office amid its war in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters Sunday evening, Trump said European nations, especially those in NATO, are not doing enough …
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Hamas terrorist network has up to four days to accept his 20-point peace plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip or face “a very sad end.” “We’re going to doabout 3 or 4 days. We’ll see how it is,” he told …
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Denmark on Saturday reported more mysterious drone sightings — this time over military installations, including its largest military base — after incursions at airports grounded flights this week. The NATO country is still mulling how to respond. Denmark’s Armed Forces reported that more drones were observed overnight, according to Reuters. …
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EXCLUSIVE — Dozens of Angel parents and families of fentanyl victims are calling for President Donald Trump to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, pointing to his unprecedented efforts to combat drug cartels, human trafficking and illegal immigration. In a letter sent Thursday to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, members of …
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