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U.S. report blames Myanmar military for Rohingya mass atrocities but doesn't mention genocide
A U.S. government investigation has found that Myanmar's military waged a planned, coordinated campaign of mass killings, gang rapes and other atrocities against the Southeast Asian nation's Rohingya Muslim minority. The State Department report, reviewed by Reuters ahead of its expected public release on Monday, ...
Islamic State executes dozens of Druze hostages in southern Syria
The Islamic State jihadist group has executed one of dozens of Druze hostages abducted from Syria's southern province of Sweida last week, a journalist in the area and a monitor said Sunday. The killing prompted an offer from the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to ...
In apparent test of Myanmar democracy, jailed Reuters journalists to testify in court
Two jailed Reuters reporters on trial in Myanmar accused of obtaining secret state documents will testify in court from Monday, in a case that is seen as a test of press freedom in the fledgling democracy. Journalists Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, ...
Bringing Myanmar abusers of Rohingya before ICC seen as unlikely with allies' UNSC veto power
A top U.N. rights expert said Rohingya were still being persecuted inside Myanmar but warned there is little chance perpetrators will end up in the dock because they are protected by powerful foreign allies. U.N. special rapporteur to Myanmar Yanghee Lee made the stark comments ...
Myanmar court set to rule on whether detained Reuters pair should be tried under secrets act
A Myanmar court will rule on Monday on whether to charge two Reuters reporters accused of obtaining secret documents, a decision that could either see them freed after nearly seven months in jail or move the landmark press freedom case to trial. The court in ...
Mass rape, cannibalism, dismemberment: U.N. team finds atrocities in Congo war
Rebels and government troops in Congo have committed atrocities including mass rape, cannibalism and the dismemberment of civilians, according to testimony published on Tuesday by a team of U.N. human rights experts who said the world must pay heed. The team investigating a conflict in ...
Myanmar not ready to take back over 700,000 Rohingya, Red Cross chief says
Conditions in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state are not ready yet for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled a military crackdown, the head of the International Committee of Red Cross said on Sunday after visit to the region. Myanmar has said ...
In step with EU, Canada sanctions top Myanmar military brass over Rohingya atrocities
Canada on Monday announced sanctions in coordination with the European Union against seven senior Myanmar officials over the Rohingya crisis, accusing them of human rights violations including killings and sexual violence. "Today, the European Union and Canada have announced sanctions against some of the key ...
Nicaraguan bishops stage show of solidarity with Ortega's civilian foes facing 'massacre'
Nicaragua's bishops entered the opposition bastion of Masaya on Thursday in a dramatic show of solidarity with residents they said were threatened with a "massacre" at the hands of forces loyal to President Daniel Ortega. Thousands of people poured onto Masaya's narrow streets to welcome ...
Ernest Medina, key figure in 1968 My Lai Massacre, dies at 81 in Wisconsin
Former Army Capt. Ernest L. Medina, a key figure in the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War, has died in Wisconsin. He was 81. Medina was an Army captain on March 16, 1968, when American troops under his command killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese ...
Russia 'complicit' in Assad atrocities by violating truce: Pentagon
Russia is "complicit" in the atrocities perpetrated by Syrian President Bashar Assad because of its "deliberate" choice to violate the terms of a cease-fire in besieged eastern Ghouta, the Pentagon said Thursday. Syria's government has recaptured half of the shrinking rebel enclave with air strikes ...
In Suu Kyi talks, U.K. envoy Boris Johnson urges 'independent' probe of violence against Rohingya
Britain's foreign minister, Boris Johnson, stopped off in Myanmar on Sunday to press Aung San Suu Kyi on the need for an independent probe into violence in Rakhine state, as the country faces mounting pressure to punish troops accused of atrocities against the Muslim ...
