Ukraine crisis / AI deplores abuses by both sides
BBC Online :Human rights group Amnesty International says there is evidence of atrocities committed by both warring sides in eastern Ukraine, but not on the...
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Five jailed for life in India rape
BBC Online :A court in India has sentenced five men to life in jail for the abduction and gang rape of a call centre worker.The...
Bilawal tries to reclaim the legacy of his mother
New York Times, Pakistan :Seven years ago, Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan after a decade in exile to a boisterous welcome from hundreds of thousands...
Deadly suicide blast hits Baghdad funeral
Al-Jazeera.com :A suicide bomber has killed at least 21 people at a funeral in the Iraqi capital, while an ambush has halted the government forces’...
Second royal baby due in April
BBC Online :The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their second child in April next year, Kensington Palace has said.The pregnancy had already been...
Australia lifts ban on veil
AP, Australia :Australia’s Parliament House on Monday lifted a short-lived ban on facial coverings including burqas and niqabs after the prime minister intervened.The government department...
Nigeria declared Ebola free
BBC Online :Nigeria has been declared officially free of Ebola after six weeks with no new cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.WHO representative Rui...
Germany blames pro-Russia rebels for MH17
Al-Jazeera.com :Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency has concluded that pro-Russian rebels are to blame for the downing of Malaysia Airline MH17 in Ukraine in July,...
HK students, govt firm on their stance before talks
Reuters, Hong Kong :Hong Kong students and the government stood their ground on Monday ahead of talks aimed at defusing more than three weeks of...
