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Human Rights Watch says Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen are war crimes

Tue Sep 12, 2017 09:45:39

Human Rights Watch accused the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen of war crimes on Tuesday, saying its air strikes killed 39 civilians including 26 children in two months.

Londoners protest in solidarity with Rohingyas

Thu Sep 7, 2017 15:15:46

A group of British activists have marched in London to condemn Myanmar’s deadly crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.

Take back Myanmar ruler’s Nobel Peace Prize: Petition

Thu Sep 7, 2017 14:59:00

Peace activists have launched an international campaign calling on Nobel Peace Prize Committee to take back its 1991 prize to Myanmar’s de facto ruler Aung San Suu Kyi over her complicity in what is viewed as the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims in the country.

ISIS leader 'planning fresh wave of attacks' in revenge for defeats in Iraq and Syria, leading Iraqi official says

Thu Sep 7, 2017 14:51:25

The leader of ISIS is planning a fresh wave of terror attacks against Britain and other European countries in revenge for the crushing defeats that terror group has suffered in Iraq and Syria, a leading Iraqi intelligence official has warned.

EU preparing to increase sanctions on N. Korea: Mogherini

Thu Sep 7, 2017 13:32:41

The EU is preparing to increase its own sanctions against North Korea, the bloc's diplomatic chief said Thursday, as part of international efforts to punish the rogue state for its latest nuclear test.

Israeli jets hit Syria army position in Hama Province, kill 2 soldiers

Thu Sep 7, 2017 11:50:42

At least two Syrian soldiers have been killed after Israeli fighter jets targeted an army position in the west-central province of Hama, in yet another act of aggression against the Arab country

Suu Kyi Is Under Attack Over Her Response to Rohingya Crisis

Thu Sep 7, 2017 11:45:31

For decades Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi was one of the globe’s most famous political prisoners, winning a Nobel Peace Prize and receiving tributes from world leaders and rock stars like U2’s Bono.

Philadelphia woman who sought to join ISIS gets 8 years in prison

Thu Sep 7, 2017 10:32:37

A Philadelphia mother who admitted to plotting to travel to Syria to aid the Islamic State group and spent years spreading the terrorist organization's message online said she isn't an evil person before being sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday.