UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. rights official who admitted not following up for months on allegations of child sexual abuse by French soldiers in Central African Republic has resigned. The U.N. confirmed Wednesday that Flavia Pansieri has left the post of deputy high commissioner for human rights “for health reasons.” …
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SANAA, Yemen – A five-day humanitarian ceasefire has started in embattled Yemen, where Saudi-led coalition airstrikes have been targeting Shiite Houthi rebels and their allies. The pause began at 11:59 p.m. (2059 GMT, 4:59 p.m. EDT) Sunday. It is intended to help allow aid to be delivered to ease the …
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YANGON, Myanmar – Police in Myanmar’s largest city say they’ve seized more than 26 million stimulant tablets in what appears to be the country’s biggest such seizure ever. Counter-narcotics police officer Myint Aung said officers seized 26.7 million stimulant tablets on Sunday after an inspection of a parked vehicle in …
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JOHANNESBURG – The killing of a well-known Zimbabwe lion named Cecil by a dentist from Minnesota has provoked outrage among animal activists and thrown a new spotlight on big game hunting in that southern African country. There are 27 countries with lions in the wild. Estimates for the numbers remaining …
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BERLIN – The United Nations envoy for Libya plans a new round of talks in Geneva next week as he tries to make progress toward a unity government. The U.N. Libya mission said in a statement that Bernardino Leon convened the talks for Monday. It didn’t specify who will attend. …
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PATNA, India – Police say five women accused of practicing witchcraft have been beaten to death in a village in India’s eastern state of Jharkhand. Police official Arun Kumar Singh says residents of Kinjia village dragged the women out of their homes early Saturday and beat them with sticks and …
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YEREVAN, Armenia – A Russian soldier suspected of killing an entire family in Armenia has been convicted of desertion as a precursor to his murder trial. Valery Permyakov, who served with a Russian military base in Gyumri, is suspected of shooting six family members dead and stabbing a 6-month-old baby …
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JERUSALEM – Israel says it has reached an agreement with developers on a regulatory framework for its natural gas reserves. The agreement comes after months of squabbling that began last year when Israel’s antitrust commissioner considered designating the American-Israeli partnership that is developing the gas a monopoly. The deal sets …
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Authorities in the Dominican Republic have resumed patrols to detain and deport migrants who lack documents after a more than yearlong hiatus. The move comes weeks after the government ended a one-year period for migrants to apply for legal residency. Most of the migrants affected …
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PARIS – The Paris prosecutors’ office says an investigation has been opened after one of the hostages in the January attacks around Paris accused some television and radio stations of having put his life in danger and sued them. Twenty people were killed, including the three attackers, in the Islamic …
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