Ex-Chad dictator sentenced to life for war crimes
The court in Senegal found Habre guilty of crimes against humanity, rape, forced slavery and kidnapping as well as ordering the killings of 40,000 people during his rule between 1982 and 1990. Habre had denied the accusations and refused to recognize the legitimacy of the court.The former President showed little emotion as he heard the verdict, with his face obscured partly by a turban and sunglasses. Those who suffered under Habre's rule and their families celebrated outside the courthouse in D..>> view originalIraqi special forces push into Fallujah, expect fierce fight from ISIS
CAMP TARIQ, Iraq – Elite Iraqi special forces began their push Monday into Fallujah, expecting to encounter the stiffest resistance yet in the campaign to free territory from the Islamic State group (ISIS). The city 40 miles west of Baghdad has been under militant control longer than any other part of Iraq, and ISIS fighters have had more than two years to dig in. Networks of tunnels like those found in other ISIS-held territory have already been discovered in its northeastern outskirts. The ..>> view originalAttempted North Korea missile launch fails: South Korea
SEOUL North Korea attempted to fire a missile from its east coast early on Tuesday but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean officials said, in what would be the latest in a string of unsuccessful ballistic missile tests by the isolated country.The launch attempt took place at around 5:20 a.m. Seoul time (04:20 p.m. EDT), said the officials, who asked not to be identified, without elaborating.Tension in Northeast Asia has been high since North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test..>> view originalFrance labour dispute: Rail workers strike as protests continue
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption The strikes will disrupt travel ahead of the Euro 2016 football championships French railway workers are to go on strike as unions continue to protest against planned labour reforms. This is expected to further disrupt a transport network already suffering from a shortage of fuel.French President Francois Hollande has insisted he will not back down over the reforms, which aim to make it easier to recruit and dis..>> view originalNearly 46 Million People Trapped in Modern Slavery, Report Finds
Nearly 46 million people across the globe are living in modern slavery, a system of exploitation that governments and businesses must do more to end, according to the Walk Free Foundation.The Australia-based rights group on Tuesday released its global slavery index, which tracks the number of people stuck in "situations of exploitation that a person cannot refuse or leave because of threats, violence, coercion, abuse of power or deception." The instances include forced labor in farming, fishing..>> view originalCrocodile victim celebrating end of friend's cancer treatment
Media caption"They felt a nudge and a large crocodile is alleged to have grabbed one of the ladies": Queensland Ambulance Service gives details of the attack A woman killed by a crocodile in Australia's north was celebrating the end of her friend's cancer treatment.Cindy Waldron, 46, was swimming at Thornton Beach near Cairns in Queensland state when a crocodile dragged her away.Her friend, 47-year-old Leeann Mitchell, tried to pull her to safety, police said.Ms Waldron had travelled from N..>> view originalBrazil's anti-corruption minister quits over leaked recordings
BRASILIA Brazil's Transparency Minister Fabiano Silveira resigned on Monday after leaked recordings suggested he tried to derail a sprawling corruption probe, the latest cabinet casualty impacting interim President Michel Temer's administration.Silveira, the man Temer tasked with fighting corruption since he took office on May 12, announced his plans to step down in a letter, according to the presidential palace's media office. No replacement for Silveira has yet been named.Silveira and Senate..>> view originalAbandoned as punishment, a 7-year-old Japanese boy disappears in bear-infested woods
Police officers and firefighters were scouring the woods in northern Japan on May 30 for a missing 7-year-old boy, whose parents left him alone in the forest as a punishment two days earlier and then couldn't find him again. (AP) It was supposed to be a form of punishment, a particularly harsh and memorable kind. But by the time Yamato Tanooka's parents came looking for him after intentionally abandoning the 7-year-old in the woods in northern Japan for several minutes, the boy was missin..>> view original17 reportedly killed in India army ammunitions depot fire
NEW DELHI (AP) รข€” A fire broke out at a major ammunitions depot in western India early Tuesday, causing fatalities, officials said. Local news reports said at least 17 army personnel were killed in the blaze. The fire at the Pulgaon ammunitions depot started before dawn, said an official at the local police station, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media. Devendra Fadnavis, the chief minister of Maharashtra state, where the depot is located, told..>> view original
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