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Read MoreWorld leaders address a memorial ceremony for the atrocity that saw 8,000 Muslim men killed.World leaders address a memorial ceremony for the atrocity that saw 8,000 Muslim men killed.

Read MoreThe church, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, was attacked amid reports of fighting over leadership.The church, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, was attacked amid reports of fighting over leadership.

Read More Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on whatever pills she could find. Years of therapy brought progress, but the 31-year-old Black woman’s journey is now complicated by a combination of stressors hitting simultaneously: isolation during the pandemic, a shortage of mental health care providers and racial trauma…

Read More Six more people were injured in incident at a church near Johannesburg Police in South Africa have said five people have been killed and more than 40 arrested after an early-morning hostage situation at a church near Johannesburg. A statement said police and military personnel who responded to reports of a shooting at…

Read More Thousands of people took part in a silent march in Bayonne for Philippe Monguillot, 59, who was declared brain dead after an attack by passengers who refused to wear face masks. He later died in hospital. The driver’s family organised the march from the bus stop where the assault took place. Monguillot’s colleagues…

Read More Serbian police have detained 71 people after clashes during the fourth night of anti-government protests that were initially sparked by the announcement of a new coronavirus lockdown, a senior police official said Saturday. Fourteen policemen were injured in the rioting when hundreds of right-wing demonstrators tried to storm the parliament building in downtown…

Read More Iran said on Saturday that it cannot afford to shut down its sanctions-hit economy, even as the country’s novel coronavirus outbreak worsens with record-high death tolls and rising infections. Iran must continue “economic, social and cultural activities while observing health protocols”, President Hassan Rouhani said during a televised virus taskforce meeting. Health ministry…

Read MoreKilling of 8,000 Muslims in 1995 by Serb troops was the only genocide on European soil since the second world war.Killing of 8,000 Muslims in 1995 by Serb troops was the only genocide on European soil since the second world war.

Read More SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia is marking the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, the only crime in Europe since World War II that has been declared a genocide, with only a small number of survivors allowed to take part in commemoration events due to the coronavirus pandemic. The brutal execution in July…

Read More At least two doctors in Syria’s opposition-held northwest have been infected with the coronavirus, according to a monitoring group Saturday, raising the total number of cases in the overcrowded rebel enclave to three. The Syrian opposition and militant groups control the Idlib area, which is home to more than 3 million people, most…

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Read More Once again, liberals are jolted by a rejection of the two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Once again, liberals are jolted by a rejection of the two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Read More Three authors consider how Republicans captured power and how Democrats responded – their work sheds light on how federalism might meet the present challenge On 30 June, a bill of at least $765bn came due for the 50 states. Unlike the national government, these jurisdictions cannot print money or run deficits without violating…

Read MorePolice raid office of opinion pollster organising the election to pick pro-democracy candidates ahead of September vote.Police raid office of opinion pollster organising the election to pick pro-democracy candidates ahead of September vote.

Read More The American “maximum pressure” policy will not prevent Iran from boosting its fuel production capacities, a senior government official maintained, as he inaugurated a massive oil extraction project in the country’s southwest. “We will go ahead despite all these sanctions,” Iranian oil minister Bijan Zangeneh said on Saturday, speaking ahead of the signing…

Read MoreKhairullah Khairkhwa, from the Taliban’s political office in Qatar, discusses efforts to reach political reconciliation.Khairullah Khairkhwa, from the Taliban’s political office in Qatar, discusses efforts to reach political reconciliation.

Read More As part of an approved training mission, JBER-based U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard units are taking part in the JBER Salutes, a two-day event to show appreciation to service members and nearly 100 Anchorage-area “COVID Heroes” and their guests. The service members and COVID Heroes, nominated for their support to the…

Read More Body of London teenager was found in dense rainforest during family holiday An inquest is to be opened into the death of a London teenager whose body was found in the jungle after she disappeared from a resort. The unclothed body of 15-year-old Nora Quoirin was discovered in August last year after a…

Read MoreWith Ratko Mladic in ailing health, survivors worry he may die before the appeals ruling in his war crimes trial.With Ratko Mladic in ailing health, survivors worry he may die before the appeals ruling in his war crimes trial.

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Read More Perhaps to the relief to his transatlantic allies, Donald Trump has said he doesn’t want to lead the US out of NATO but he does want them to pay their “fair share” – a price that could be more than two percent of members’ GDP. Trump dispelled speculation that he might consider quitting…

Read More The World Bank’s flawed and misunderstood poverty benchmark has led to a deceptively positive picture and dangerous complacency Philip Alston is the outgoing UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Poverty is suddenly all over the front page. As coronavirus ravages the globe, its wholly disproportionate impact on poor people and…

Read More While some firms have been devastated as Covid-19 grips the planet, others have seen their sales go off the chart. How have they coped? For most businesses, the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic were an economic horror story measured in job losses and plummeting sales graphs. But this was not the case…

Read More Growing our own potatoes is fun – but the pandemic and looming trade deals have exposed Britain’s fragile food security Smugness is a well-documented side-effect of having an allotment, and at this time of year, with raspberries, gooseberries, currants, new potatoes and other goodies ripening and making it to the table, the condition…

Read MorePresident Trump has commuted his former adviser’s prison term, which had been due to begin next week.President Trump has commuted his former adviser’s prison term, which had been due to begin next week.

Read More The U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. aerospace giant Boeing announced on Friday an agreement worth about $150 million for the nation’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense system. Boeing was awarded a contract modification from the Missile Defense Agency, to previously awarded on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense development and sustainment contract (DSC). It has held…

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Read More Emergency crews responded to the incident near Grafton but were unable to save teenage boy’s life A shark attack on New South Wales’s north coast has claimed the life of a 17-year-old boy. Witnesses have told police a shark attacked the teenager while he was surfing at Wilsons Headland at Wooli Beach, near…

Read More Exclusive: amid allegations of production continuing behind closed doors, regulators have clamped down in the city Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage When the garment factory where Anil worked learned that the risk of coronavirus meant it couldn’t do business as usual, it didn’t shut up shop. Instead, it locked…

Read More Police say independent pollster may have been hacked but there are fears of link to pro-democracy opposition’s primary election Hong Kong police have searched the office of an independent political pollster days after Beijing imposed sweeping national security legislation on the former British colony. The raid came ahead of weekend primary elections for…

Read MoreBosnia marks the 25th anniversary of a genocide committed by Serb forces in Srebrenica where thousands perished.Bosnia marks the 25th anniversary of a genocide committed by Serb forces in Srebrenica where thousands perished.

Read MoreRuling party comfortably wins election but opposition Workers Party increases its seats in parliament from six to 10.Ruling party comfortably wins election but opposition Workers Party increases its seats in parliament from six to 10.

Read MoreA couple from Dublin has set up home on Great Blasket Island off the cost of County Kerry.A couple from Dublin has set up home on Great Blasket Island off the cost of County Kerry.

Read More Chinese telecom firm stockpiles 500,000 pieces of equipment but fears wider ban Huawei believes it can supply 5G hardware unaffected by White House sanctions to the UK for the next five years, sidestepping the expected conclusion of an emergency review on Tuesday next week. The company has stockpiled 500,000 pieces of kit but…

Read More In his push to get schools and colleges to reopen this fall, President Donald Trump is again taking aim at their finances, this time threatening their tax-exempt status. Trump said on Twitter on Friday he was ordering the Treasury Department to re-examine the tax-exempt status of schools that he says provide “radical indoctrination”…