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More Than 1,000 Boko Haram Suspects Go On Trial

More than 1,000 Boko Haram suspects go on trial More than 1,000 suspected Boko Haram militants will appear before...

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No Space For Legitimization of Homosexuality In Ghana

The Member of Parliament for Assin South Constituency in the Central Region has made and a humble appeal to his...

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Turkey Arrests 3 Soldiers ‘who Beat Syrians On Border’

A Turkish court arrested three soldiers allegedly filmed beating up and verbally abusing four young Syrians who...

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Vietnam’s Dissident Footballers Take Aim At Politics

A group of old pals trot onto the pitch for what looks like an ordinary football match in Vietnam. But it is actually a...

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UN Accuses Australia of Breaching Refugee Deal

The UN accused Australia Monday of backtracking on a deal to relax its strong stance on asylum-seekers and resettle...

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Boko Haram Suspects Killed, Tortured In Cameroon Custody

Dozens of Boko Haram suspects have died in Cameroon custody, rights group Amnesty International said Thursday, with...

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Boko Haram Suspects Tortured In Cameroon, Amnesty Says

Suspected Boko Haram fighters have been “brutally tortured” by security forces in Cameroon, a rights group says....

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Bahrain Charges Activist With ‘terrorism’

Bahrain has slapped terrorism charges on an activist who tweeted criticism of the government's treatment of women,...

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Morocco Sentences 25 To Prison Over W. Sahara Killings

A Moroccan court on Wednesday sentenced 25 Sahrawis to prison terms ranging from two years to life over the killing of...

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Rebel-Kurd Clashes Kill 11 In North Syria

Nearly a dozen Syrian rebels have been killed in hit-and-run clashes with a US-backed alliance dominated by Kurdish...

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‘Spiritual Brothers’ Netanyahu, Orban Meet In Budapest

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu is in Budapest Tuesday for talks with Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban, who hopes...

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Israeli Soldier Convicted of Manslaughter Moved To House Arrest

An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant will be placed on house arrest pending his appeal of...

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Fate of Chinese Dissident’s Widow Worries Friends

Friends of the late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo were worried about the fate of his widow on Sunday, with no signs that...

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Protests After Hong Kong Lawmakers Disqualified From Parliament

Activists accused Beijing of crippling Hong Kong's parliament Friday after four pro-democracy lawmakers were...

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Singapore Hangs Malaysian Drug Trafficker

Singapore on Friday executed a Malaysian drug trafficker despite a plea for clemency from the United Nations and...

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Hunger-Striking Pair Become Symbols of Turkey Purge

An Ankara academic and teacher who have been on hunger strike for over four months after being sacked in the wake of...

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Nobel Laureate, Liu Xiaobo Dies At 61

China’s most famous political prisoner, the Nobel laureate and democracy icon Liu Xiaobo, has died at the age of 61....

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Japan Executes Two Convicted Murderers

Japan executed two convicted murderers on Thursday, the justice ministry said, ignoring calls from international rights...

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Shadowy App Turkey Says Was Key To Coup Bid

It's the app Ankara says provided the messaging hub for many of the suspected plotters who took part in last year's...