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05/17/2024 12:19:36 am

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Human Rights Watch Calls for Protection for Darfur Residents from More Attacks Amid Report of Systemic Rape of 200 Women

In a span of 36 hours on Oct 30 through 31, 2014, over 200 Darfur women and girls were systemically raped by attacking Sudanese soldiers, the Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Sex Trade Worker Compares to Roman Orgies Parties She and Ex-IMF Boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn Attended

A female sex trade worker who uses the name Jade identified former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Straus-Kahn as one of the men she had sex with. Jade provided testimony as part of the ongoing trial of Strauss-Kahn in Lille, France.

James Glasgow

AG, Randolph County Official Accuse Ex-Illinois Cop of Hiring Hit Man to Kill Will County Prosecutor

Former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson is facing another charge for allegedly hiring an assassin to kill the lead prosecutor in the murder trial of his third wife.

Pennsylvania College Student Faces Homicide Rap for Beating Girlfriend to Death

Lancaster Police has filed criminal homicide charge against a 19-year-old Pennsylvania resident for killing his 18-year-old girlfriend who studies at Millersville University.

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HSBC Allegedly Aided Holder of Undeclared Accounts Evade UK Taxes

The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) said on Monday that its procedures have been changed fundamentally, amid accusations that the global bank helped cheat the British Treasury millions of pounds in tax.

Tony Abbott

Australian PM Tony Abbott Survives Leadership Challenge

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott now knows what nemesis Julia Gillard felt to face a party challenge to his leadership. He just survived what he describes a "near death experience" when members of the Liberal Party sought his ouster as leader.

Instagram Post Helps Identify Pennsylvania Mall Gunman

An Instagram post helped Monroeville Police track down and arrest the gunman who wounded three people at Macy's store in Monroeville Mall on Saturday evening.

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New PM Alexis Tsipras Won’t Extend Greek Bailout, Could Lead to Athens Leaving EU

New Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday that Athens would not extend its bailout and promised to undo some of the reforms mandated on Greece by international lenders.

China Factory Workers Win Top Poetry Prize

Made in China or Made in the U.S.?

The upcoming construction of a manufacturing plant along the James River banks near Richmond, Virginia, represents the growing number of Chinese companies building production facilities in the United States that could legally claim the use of the branding tag of "Made in the U.S."

Riot police pepper spray Hong Kong protesters

Pepper Spray Used Again on Anti-Chinese Protesters in Hong Kong Mall

Hong Kong police reportedly used pepper spray again to disperse a group of protesters who broke off and entered malls during a protest on Sunday in Tuen Mun town in the New Territories, near the border with the mainland.

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Douglas County Officials Identify Georgia Shootout Gunman, Victims

A day after the bloodbath in Douglas County, Georgia, officials from the county's Sheriff Office identified on Sunday the gunman as 33-year-old Cedric Prather. The shooting rampage took place in Douglasville, located 20 miles west of Atlanta, on Saturday afternoon.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

American Muslim Activist Says Kayla Mueller was Sentenced to Death by ISIS in 2013

Mauri Saalakhan, an American Muslim activist, said on Saturday that Kayla Mueller, the aid worker who the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claims died in the airstrike made by Jordan in Raqqa, was sentenced to death in 2013 by the extremist organization.

Lottery

No Winner of US$380 Million Jackpot for Powerball 33 Lottery

Since there is no winner of the US$380 million Powerball 33 lottery on Saturday, in the next draw on Wednesday, the jackpot would go up to US$450 million, estimates Sue Dooley, senior drawing manager of Multi-State Lottery Association.

James Robertson

Ford Taurus Gift for Detroit Man Who Walks 21 Miles Daily to Work & Home

Detroit machine operator James Robertson got on Friday his dream car - a Ford Taurus - at no cost and with more than US$300,000 cash money to boot.

Fire Volcano

Guatemala’s Fire Volcano Explodes

The Fire Volcano lived up to its name, spewing ash and incandescent rock n Saturday in southern Guatemala. While the surrounding towns have been placed on alert, the government has not yet evacuated residents.

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