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Frenchman in mass rape trial says he's a rapist
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2024
» PARIS - Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over a decade, on Tuesday admitted to the various criminal charges he faces in a closely watched trial, French media reported.
US urges people to not travel to Bangladesh amid 'civil unrest'
Reuters, Published on 21/07/2024
» WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department said on Saturday it has raised Bangladesh's travel advisory to level four, which urges people to not travel to the Asian country due to what Washington described as "civil unrest" amid ongoing protests.
Six Sri Lankans knifed to death in rare Canadian mass murder
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2024
» OTTAWA - Six people from Sri Lanka, including a mother and four young children, were knifed to death in the Canadian capital Ottawa late on Wednesday, police said, rocking a country where mass murders are rare.
Timeline: Ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra's life in politics
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2024
» Thailand's controversial billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday after serving six months in detention.
Serbia’s strongman seeks final act that will decide his legacy
Reuters, Published on 15/12/2023
» BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic joked earlier this year about how he saw the mood of the country he has led for almost a decade: "People are getting fed up with me."
Rohingya refugees face soaring hunger and crime after aid cuts
Reuters, Published on 20/06/2023
» LONDON: Every day 5-year-old Jannat hunts for bottles and cans in the Rohingya refugee camp where she lives in Bangladesh – when she collects enough, she buys a snack to stave off her hunger pangs.
11 convicted of 2002 gang-rape in India go free
Reuters, Published on 16/08/2022
» AHMEDABAD: Eleven Hindu men jailed for life for the gang-rape of a pregnant Muslim woman during Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 have been freed on remission, officials said on Tuesday, drawing condemnation from the victim's husband, lawyers and politicians.
Asean talks in Cambodia focusing on Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 17/02/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian nations were holding talks in Cambodia on Thursday, amid divisions in the bloc over how to restore stability in Myanmar after the military coup there a year ago.
Myanmar junta replaces air force chief amid bombing campaign
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2022
» Myanmar's military leader has removed the head of the air force, local media and four sources close to the armed forces said, replacing one of the most senior figures in a junta that has carried out bombing raids to try to crush resistance.
UK policeman given whole-life term for murder, rape
Reuters, Published on 30/09/2021
» A British police officer was on Thursday given a whole-life prison sentence for the murder of Sarah Everard after abducting her as she was walking home, in a case which shocked the country and sparked protests over male violence towards women.