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Death toll in 'barbaric' bombing in Somalia rises to 300

TwopowerfultruckbombsintheheartofSomalia’scapitalMogadishuonSaturdaykilledatleast300peopleandinjuredabout300more,inwhatauthoritiescallthedeadliestattackinthecou

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More than 40 million people trapped in slavery: new global estimate

Morethan40millionpeopleweretrappedasslaveslastyearinforcedlaborandforcedmarriages,accordingtothefirstjointeffortbykeyanti-slaverygroupstoestimatethenumberofvict

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Chinese NGOs join efforts to combat child abuse

(Thisarticleincludesimagesthatsomereadersmayfinddisturbing)AccordingtoareportbyChinaFoundationofCultureandArtsforChildrenaround433sexualassaultcasesinvolvingjuv

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Messi, Ronaldo lead sports stars in condemning Barcelona attack

FootballiconsandlongtimerivalsLionelMessiandCristianoRonaldojoinedSpanishsportsstarsaroundtheworldinexpressingtheirgriefafterThursday’sterrorattackinBarcelonale

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Taylor Swift donates to sexual assault charity

PopsuperstarTaylorSwifthasmadea"generous"donationtoaUScharitythatsupportsvictimsofsexualassaultafterwinningagropinglawsuitagainstaformerradioDJ,theorganizationc

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Sichuan earthquake kills 25, injuring 525

ThedeathtollfromthepowerfulJiuzhaigouearthquakehasrisento25,authoritiessaidonSaturday.Twenty-fourvictimshavebeenalreadyidentified.AsofSaturdaynight,atotalof176,

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S.Korean court orders Japan's Mitsubishi to pay over war labour

A South Korean court ruled Tuesday that Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries should pay compensation to former wartime slave workers.

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S.Korean court orders Japan's Mitsubishi to pay over war labour

ASouthKoreancourtruledTuesdaythatJapan'sMitsubishiHeavyIndustriesshouldpaycompensationtoformerwartimeslaveworkers.ThedistrictcourtinthesoutherncityofGwangjurule

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Remains of 9/11 victim identified nearly 16 years later

TheremainsofamankilledattheWorldTradeCenteron9/11havebeenidentifiednearly16yearsaftertheterrorattacks.Hisnamewaswithheldathisfamily'srequest,theNewYorkCitymedic

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S. Korea to review "comfort women" agreement with Japan

South Korea's foreign ministry on Monday launched a task force to review the agreement with Japan on "comfort women," a euphemism for women, mostly of the Korean Peninsula, who were forced into sex slavery for Japanese military brothels before and during World War II.

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S. Korea to review "comfort women" agreement with Japan

SouthKorea'sforeignministryonMondaylaunchedataskforcetoreviewtheagreementwithJapanon"comfortwomen,"aeuphemismforwomen,mostlyoftheKoreanPeninsula,whowereforcedin

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At least 13 killed in roadside incident in north Pakistan

Atleast13peoplewerekilledandseveralinjuredafterapassengervanrammedintoagaspipelineinnorthPakistanonSundaymorning,XinhuareportscitinglocalUrduTVchannelDunya.Thev

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3 years on, families honor loved ones lost on downed MH17

The father of two siblings killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine three years ago said Monday that relatives of the 298 people killed would not rest until those responsible face justice.

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Kate gives 'massive lift' to London Bridge survivors and hospital staff

TheDuchessofCambridgehasmetfirstrespondersandsomeofthesurvivorsoftheLondonBridgeterrorattackwhoarestillbeingtreatedfortheirinjuries.Atotalof14peoplesufferingpre

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S.Korean FM nominee meets WWII sex slavery victims before hearing

SouthKorea'sforeignministernomineeonFridaymetwiththevictimsofsexualslaveryduringWorldWarIIaheadoftheparliamentaryconfirmationhearingnextweek.KangKyung-wha,whowa

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South Korea to test raising of sunken ferry

Salvage operators were to begin a test lift of South Korea's Sewol ferry Wednesday, officials said

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At least 14 killed after bus carrying students on camping trip crashes in Philippines

At least 14 people, most of them college students on a camping trip, were killed on Monday when their rented bus lost its brakes on a downhill road then slammed into an electric post, Philippine officials said.