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Child abductions rise as South Sudan war incites desperation
February 5, 2018
Child abductions rise as South Sudan war incites desperation
It’s been almost two years since Deng Machar’s three young children were abducted from his home and likely sold for…
British judge to rule on Assange bid to get warrant dropped
February 5, 2018
British judge to rule on Assange bid to get warrant dropped
A British judge is scheduled to rule Tuesday on Julian Assange’s bid to force Britain to drop a warrant for…
Erdogan meets pope as Rome bans protests
February 5, 2018
Erdogan meets pope as Rome bans protests
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Pope Francis on Monday while police enforced a protest ban in central Rome as…
Paris attacks suspect refuses to answer questions at Belgian trial
February 5, 2018
Paris attacks suspect refuses to answer questions at Belgian trial
The only surviving suspect in the 2015 Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, refused to answer questions on Monday as he went…
Samsung heir walks free after court suspends jail term
February 5, 2018
Samsung heir walks free after court suspends jail term
An appeal court has freed but not exonerated Lee Jae-yong after he was convicted for bribery involving an ex-president. The…
Christian singer to face leftist author in Costa Rica election runoff
February 5, 2018
Christian singer to face leftist author in Costa Rica election runoff
Former TV anchor and evangelical singer Fabricio Alvarado Munoz will face a center-left fiction writer in Costa Rica’s presidential election…
Britain rules out any form of customs union with the EU after Brexit: BBC
February 5, 2018
Britain rules out any form of customs union with the EU after Brexit: BBC
Britain has ruled out any form of customs union with the European Union after Brexit, the BBC reported, citing a…
2015 Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam stands trial in Brussels
February 5, 2018
2015 Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam stands trial in Brussels
Salah Abdeslam faces charges concerning a police shootout in the Belgian capital in March 2016. The trial is a prelude…
Head of Nigeria’s anti-graft court charged with accepting bribe
February 4, 2018
Head of Nigeria’s anti-graft court charged with accepting bribe
Judge Danladi Umar allegedly demanded 10 million nairas (€22,300; $27,800) from a suspect “for a favor to be afterward shown…
Human trafficking operations busted in Mexico
February 4, 2018
Human trafficking operations busted in Mexico
Mexican officials announced late Saturday that they had taken into custody more than 300 Central American migrants who were being…