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11 May 2016 by AFP
Syrian jailed in Sweden over Facebook beating video A Swedish court on Wednesday jailed a Syrian for seven years for aggravated assault over a Facebook video of him beating a fellow rebel fighter, after his war crimes conviction for the attack was overturned. Mouhannad Droubi, 29, [...]
11 May 2016 by AFP
Bangladesh opposition chief charged over arson attacks Police on Wednesday charged Bangladesh's main opposition chief, Khaleda Zia, with masterminding arson attacks during deadly anti-government protests last year, a day after the execution of one of her key political allies. Police s [...]
11 May 2016 by AFP
Sri Lanka probes UN claims of ongoing police torture Sri Lanka's government announced Wednesday a probe into allegations police were sexually abusing suspects and still using torture seven years after the end of the island's civil war. UN human rights official Juan E. Mendez said ea [...]
11 May 2016 by AFP
Clashes in Bangladesh after Islamist leader's hanging Clashes erupted in Bangladesh Wednesday after the execution of a top Islamist leader, heightening tension in a country reeling from a string of killings of secular and liberal activists. Motiur Rahman Nizami, leader of the Jamaat- [...]
11 May 2016 by AFP
Bangladesh hikes security after top Islamist hanged for war crimes Thousands of police were deployed Wednesday in Bangladesh after the main Islamist party's leader was executed for war crimes, in a country reeling from a string of killings of secular and liberal activists. Jamaat-e-Islami party p [...]
11 May 2016 by AFP
Children, babies dying in 'Boko Haram' detention facility: Amnesty Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Nigeria to shut down a military detention facility for Boko Haram suspects after nearly 150 people, among them children and babies, died there in custody. The human rights monitor has previ [...]
10 May 2016 by AFP
Obama to make historic visit to Hiroshima Barack Obama will this month become the first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima, but the White House is scotching talk of an apology for the devastating 1945 nuclear bombing of the city. Obama, accompanied by Prime Minister [...]
10 May 2016 by AFP
Five questions as Bangladesh hangs top Islamist leader Bangladesh Tuesday executed the chief of its main Islamist party for atrocities committed during the country's 1971 independence war with Pakistan. Motiur Rahman Nizami was hanged at a Dhaka prison after he refused to appeal for c [...]
10 May 2016 by AFP
Bangladesh executes top Islamist leader for war crimes: minister Bangladesh on Tuesday executed the leader of the country's largest Islamist party for war crimes, officials said, a move set to exacerbate tensions in the volatile Muslim-majority nation. Motiur Rahman Nizami, leader of the Jamaat [...]
10 May 2016 by AFP
Nizami: Bangladeshi Islamist who ordered war-time killings As a cabinet minister, Motiur Rahman Nizami used to be chauffeured around Bangladesh with the green and red national flag fluttering proudly from the bonnet of his official limousine. But according to witnesses at his war crimes t [...]
10 May 2016 by AFP
Rwandan mayors on trial in France over 1994 genocide Two former Rwandan mayors went on trial in Paris on Tuesday, accused of orchestrating "massive and systematic summary executions" during the central African country's 1994 genocide. Octavien Ngenzi, 58, and Tito Barahira, 64, are [...]
10 May 2016 by AFP
Bangladesh executes top Islamist leader for war crimes: minister Bangladesh on Tuesday executed the leader of the country's largest Islamist party for war crimes, officials said, a move set to exacerbate tensions in the volatile Muslim-majority nation. Motiur Rahman Nizami, leader of the Jamaat [...]
10 May 2016 by AFP
Tribesmen kill 6 civilians in Sudan's Darfur: UN An attack by armed tribesmen on a makeshift camp for displaced people in Sudan's conflict-hit North Darfur state killed six civilians including two children, a top UN official said Tuesday. Monday's attack came just hours after a [...]
10 May 2016 by AFP
Serbia seeks more EU accession talks despite Croatia opposition Serbia's chief negotiator on Tuesday called on the European Union to continue accession talks in June as planned, criticising the opposition from Balkans neighbour Croatia. "Technically speaking, yes, they (Croatia) are blocking.. [...]
10 May 2016 by AFP
Tribesmen kill 6 civilians in Sudan's Darfur: UN An attack by tribesmen near a makeshift camp for displaced people in Sudan's conflict-hit North Darfur state killed six civilians including two children, a resident and a UN official said Tuesday. Monday's attack came just hours a [...]
10 May 2016 by AFP
Obama to make historic visit to Hiroshima Barack Obama will this month become the first sitting US president to visit atomic bomb-struck Hiroshima, but the White House said he will not offer an apology for the devastating attack on the Japanese city in 1945. Obama, accomp [...]
10 May 2016 by AFP
Rwandan mayors on trial in France over 1994 genocide Two former Rwandan mayors went on trial in Paris on Tuesday, accused of orchestrating "massive and systematic summary executions" during the central African country's 1994 genocide. Octavien Ngenzi, 58, and Tito Barahira, 64, are [...]
10 May 2016 by AFP
Obama to make historic visit to Hiroshima Barack Obama will become the first sitting US president to visit atomic bomb-struck Hiroshima during a trip to Japan later this month, the White House said Tuesday. Obama, accompanied by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will make the de [...]
10 May 2016 by AFP
ICoast says ex first lady Simone Gbagbo getting 'fair trial' A prosecutor in the trial of Ivory Coast's former first lady Simone Gbagbo for crimes against humanity said Tuesday it was fair and transparent, after the defence said the jury was biased. A trial date of May 31 was announced Mond [...]