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US doctor charged with genital mutilation on girls
April 14, 2017
US doctor charged with genital mutilation on girls
A US doctor in Detroit has been arrested and charged with carrying out female genital mutilation on girls aged six…
North Korea condemns US for bringing ‘huge’ nuclear assets to region
April 14, 2017
North Korea condemns US for bringing ‘huge’ nuclear assets to region
North Korea denounced the United States on Friday for bringing "huge nuclear strategic assets" to the Korean peninsula as a…
United States’ first female Muslim judge found dead in Hudson River
April 13, 2017
United States’ first female Muslim judge found dead in Hudson River
A groundbreaking black jurist who became the first Muslim woman to serve as a US judge was found dead in…
Sweden truck attack suspect tried to join Islamic State: source
April 13, 2017
Sweden truck attack suspect tried to join Islamic State: source
An Uzbek asylum-seeker accused of ramming a truck into a crowd of people in Stockholm last week, killing four people,…
Suspect in Russia metro bombing was deported from Turkey: Turkish official
April 13, 2017
Suspect in Russia metro bombing was deported from Turkey: Turkish official
Akbarzhon Jalilov, the man Russian police suspect of blowing up a St Petersburg metro carriage, entered Turkey in late 2015…
Russia blocks UN Security Council condemnation of Syria attack
April 13, 2017
Russia blocks UN Security Council condemnation of Syria attack
Russia blocked a Western-led effort at the UN Security Council on Wednesday to condemn last week's deadly gas attack in…
Daily Mail pays Melania Trump $2.9 million for false claim
April 12, 2017
Daily Mail pays Melania Trump $2.9 million for false claim
The Daily Mail has apologized to Melania Trump and agreed to pay damages to settle a lawsuit filed by the…
Putin says US-Russia ties worse since Trump took office
April 12, 2017
Putin says US-Russia ties worse since Trump took office
Levels of trust between Moscow and Washington have deteriorated since US President Donald Trump took office, Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Risk of mass starvation rising rapidly in parts of east Africa, Nigeria, Yemen: UN
April 12, 2017
Risk of mass starvation rising rapidly in parts of east Africa, Nigeria, Yemen: UN
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday warned the risk that millions of people could starve to death in South Sudan and Somalia and neighboring…
White House accuses Russia of Syria chemical attack ‘cover up’
April 12, 2017
White House accuses Russia of Syria chemical attack ‘cover up’
President Donald Trump's administration accused Russia on Tuesday of trying to shield Syria's government from blame for a deadly gas…