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Threats, arrests, targeted killings silence Iraqi dissidents
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - After armed men raided the home of Hussein Adel al-Madani and his wife Sara Talib last year, the Iraqi activists spent months of self-imposed exile in Turkey, changed address upon returning home and ceased participating in protests, according to two friends of the couple.
Dr M: Why the fuss over return of Chin Peng's ashes?
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad wonders why there is so much fuss about bringing back the ashes of communist leader Chin Peng to Malaysia.
Allowing refugees to work has multiple benefits
From MIGRANT WORKERS RIGHT TO REDRESS COALITION.
China tortured me over Hong Kong, says former British consulate employee
LONDON (Reuters) - A former employee of Britain's consulate in Hong Kong said Chinese secret police beat him, deprived him of sleep and shackled him in an attempt to force him to give information about activists leading pro-democracy protests.
Former Sri Lankan defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins presidential vote
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP): Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defence official revered by Sri Lanka’s ethnic majority for his role in ending a bloody civil war, registered a comfortable victory Sunday (Nov 17) in the nation’s presidential election.
Friendly refusal ups the ante for Chile players
(Reuters) - Football has long mixed with politics in South America but the refusal of Chilean players to play a friendly against Peru in sympathy with anti-government protesters has taken action and awareness to a new level.
Climate change blamed as floods overwhelm Venice, swamping basilica and squares
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Venice's mayor declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after "apocalyptic" floods swept through the lagoon city, flooding its historic basilica and inundating squares and centuries-old buildings.
Court hears how five-year-old was scalded with hot water and confined in cat cage
SINGAPORE: In the months leading to his death in October 2016, a five-year-old boy was subjected to all kinds of abuse, including being confined in a cage meant for the family’s pet cat.
Human Writes: Wild animals losing their homes at frightening rates
If we are to prevent catastrophic climate change, we have to look for ways of living that promote sustainable ecosystems.
Salvadoran massacre victims still hunting 'truth and justice' 38 years later
CACAOPERA, El Salvador (Reuters) - Fidel Perez has abandoned his farm for the day to look on as investigators work in a remote cemetery in this Central American country, seeking answers to one of many tragedies in the Salvadoran civil war - and the remains of his mother and sister.