Euphemisms

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Japan Protests S.Korea’s ‘comfort Women’ Heritage Bid

Japan has lodged a diplomatic protest with South Korea over its support for registering with the United Nations...

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Ex-CIA Agent Convicted Over Imam Kidnapping To Face Sentencing

A former CIA agent who was found guilty of kidnapping an Egyptian imam by an Italian court more than a decade ago said...

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S.Korea, Japan Seek To Lower Tensions Over ‘comfort Women’

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with a senior South Korean envoy on Thursday, as the two countries try to lower...

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UN Condemns ‘widespread’ Torture By Police In Pakistan

A UN committee has condemned the "widespread practice of torture" in Pakistan by police, the military and intelligence...

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China ‘comfort Women’ History Buried As Brothels Fall

With its red-painted window frames and sooty facade, the empty two-storey building on Gongping Road is typical of many...

International

S Korea Monk Self Immolates In WW2 Japan Sex Slavery Protest

A Buddhist monk is critically ill after setting himself on fire in protest at South Korea's deal with Japan over its...

International

Pastor Arrested For Keeping 30 Under-Aged Girls As Sex Slaves

The General Overseer of a new generation church in Lagos, Tongue of Fire Restoration Ministry, Pastor Chukwuma Nkwocha,...

International

Libyan CIA Torture Victims Speak To Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera speaks to the former secret prisoners, including two Libyans who opposed Gaddafi “In the immediate...