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Syrian Army Advances To Outskirts of IS-Held Palmyra

Syrian government forces backed by Russian soldiers advanced Wednesday to the outskirts of ancient Palmyra after...

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Death Penalty Is A Human Rights Violation – Frank Doyi

The Acting Director of Amnesty International, Mr. Frank Doyi is advocating for the death penalty to be scrapped from...

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Israel Soldier Who Shot Palestinian Appeals Conviction

An Israeli soldier sentenced to 18 months in prison for shooting dead a wounded Palestinian assailant appealed against...

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DR Congo Crackdown On Protesters ‘heavy-Handed’

Opposition supporters were vocal against a possible third term for President Kabila Security forces in the Democratic...

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Syria Regime, Rebels Committed War Crimes In Aleppo

All Syrian sides that fought in the battle for Aleppo committed war crimes and the deal to evacuate civilians following...

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UN Accuses Congolese Forces of Civilian Killings

The UN has also pointed out lack of investigations by Congolese authorities The UN has accused the Congolese military...

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Myanmar Swats Away ‘biased’ UN Abuse Claims

A close aide to Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday dismissed mounting international pressure over alleged abuses...

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Aid Worries Rise For South Sudan Refugees Inside Sudan

As hundreds of South Sudanese fleeing famine and civil war enter Sudan each day, aid workers warn of a lack of vital...

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Malaysian Court Charges Two Women With Kim Murder

A tightly-guarded Malaysian court Wednesday charged two women with murdering the estranged half-brother of North...

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ZONTA Launches Its 23 Int. Confab

The conference will bring together over 200 Zontians from the East and West African Regions which include Ghana,...

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Kim Jong-Nam Death: Two Women Charged With Murder

Latest: Ebola fighter, Time person of the year, dies in childbirth Two women accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the...

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UN Examines Situation of Blacks In Germany

A UN delegation has completed a week-long fact-finding mission on the human rights situation of people of African...

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KAIPTC Ranked Top Think Tank In Africa

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has been named sub-Sahara Africa’s topmost think-...

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Two Women Charged With Murder

Two women accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, have been charged with...

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Pussy Riot Branches Into Theater At New York Festival

Russian punk provocateurs Pussy Riot are branching into theater to tell their story as they headline a New York...

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Togbe Afede XIV Sues Ghana Army For ‘breach of Privacy’

The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli state of the Volta Region, Togbe Afede XIV, has sued the Ghana Army over the...

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Long-Delayed Interim Authority Installed In North Mali

An interim authority for Mali's troubled northern Kidal region, a stronghold of the former Tuareg rebellion, was...

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Togbe Afede Sues Ghana Army For ‘breach of Privacy’

The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli state of the Volta Region, Togbe Afede XIV, has sued the Ghana Army over the...

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Hang Pictures of Kayayei In Your Office As Reminder To Duty

President John Mahama's Senior Communications Advisor Ben Dotse Malor has urged President Akufo-Addo's appointees to...