Fleeing Rohingya tell of rape, fire and death in Myanmar
When the Myanmar military closed in on the village of Pwint Phyu Chaung, everyone had a few seconds to make a choice. Noor Ankis (25) chose to remain in her house, where she was told to kneel to be...
View ArticleThe roots and risks of Myanmar’s new Rohingya insurgency
Proghyananda Vikkhu stood in his purple monk’s robe in front of gleaming gold statues of the Buddha, recalling the night that a mob of nationalist Muslims attacked his monastery in eastern Bangladesh....
View ArticleMap of ISIS: Growing reach... but a complex picture
(CNN)The map of ISIS "activity" makes for frightening reading. The group or its affiliates claim conspiracies and attacks on four continents; its self-declared "provinces" cut a swath across the Middle...
View ArticleFather on trial for killing son will challenge confession
By of the Journal Sentinel A Milwaukee man charged with killing his infant preemie son falsely confessed to abuse during a police interview so that the child's mother would be released as a suspect,...
View ArticleReprisals, Rape, and Children Burned Alive: Burma’s Rohingya Speak of...
If the Naf River could talk, which horror story would it tell first? The narrow waterway marks the border between Burma and Bangladesh. On its western bank is the Bangladeshi province of Chittagong. To...
View ArticleBurma: Rohingya Recount Killings, Rape, and Arson (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) (New York) -The Burmese military has conducted a campaign of arson, killings, and rape against ethnic Rohingya that has threatened the lives of thousands more, Human...
View ArticleKilling Without Consequence
Summary It is not surprising that violence continues because the message is clear: you can kill without consequence. – Human rights activist, Bangui, June 17, 2016. This report documents war crimes and...
View ArticleVoices from the heartland: Fear and hope in a city where Syrians settled
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (CNN)The small white building is inconspicuous except for its shuttered windows adorned with painted mint-green domes. A silver crescent catches the sun above the door as men with...
View ArticleKenosha man charged with killing estranged wife in Illinois
By Breann Schossow A Kenosha man was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday after being arrested in connection with the killing of his estranged wife in Illinois. David M. Brocksom, 43, appeared...
View ArticleMyanmar says Rohingya rape and abuse allegations “made-up”, despite mounting...
One by one, seven Myanmar soldiers raped Yasmin in her home, as she stifled her screams for fear of being murdered. Sixteen days ago, the military attacked Mukhtar’s village, and now the elderly man...
View ArticleHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS...
16 June 2017 The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on human rights situations requiring the Council's attention. In the discussion, speakers drew the Council's attention to...
View ArticleISIS goes global: Mapping 50 ISIS attacks that kill 1,100 in 18 countries
(CNN)When a married couple killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California, they committed the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001. The assault also underscored an...
View ArticleISIS goes global: Mapping 50 attacks in 18 countries that killed 1,100 people
(CNN)When a married couple killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California, they committed the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001. The assault also underscored an...
View ArticleDemonetisation, surgical strike, Jaya’s death made headlines in 2016
New Delhi: Demonetisation, attack on Indian Air Force Base in Pathankot, imposition of liquor ban in Bihar, fire in Puttingal temple in Kerala, the terrorist attack in Uri and Manipur activist Irom...
View ArticleBurma: Rohingya Recount Killings, Rape, and Arson
(New York) – The Burmese military has conducted a campaign of arson, killings, and rape against ethnic Rohingya that has threatened the lives of thousands more, Human Rights Watch said today. Refugees...
View ArticleA world of thrills and chills for 2015
updated 2:21 PM EST, Thu January 1, 2015 January 1: Couples kiss in New York's Times Square to ring in the new year. January 6: Ice builds up along Lake Michigan at Chicago's North Avenue Beach....
View ArticleBSF jawans in row over death of 3 tribals in Tripura
An inquiry was today ordered by the BSF after its personnel were caught in a row with locals in Tripura over killing of three civilians who had protested alleged molestation bid by some paramilitary...
View Article12 Bangladeshis try to rob Tripura village, one lynched
A Bangladeshi security man was lynched and another detained when 12 intruders attempted a robbery in Tripura, police said on Thursday. “Twelve Bangladeshis comprising eight Griha Rakshi Bahini...
View ArticleNo IS threat along borders of northeast India: BSF
Agartala, Dec 1 (IANS) There is no threat from the Islamic State terror group along India's borders in the northeastern states, a BSF official said here on Tuesday. "There is no threat of IS terrorists...
View ArticleAbducted Tripura children rescued in Bangladesh
Agartala, Oct 27 (IANS) Five children from Tripura who were abducted on Saturday and taken to Bangladesh have been rescued and their kidnapper has been arrested, police said on Tuesday. The five...
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