Search
You have searched for "mass graves"
Showing 1-10 of 802
For prisoner of Spain's Franco, exhumation is bittersweet
MADRID (Reuters) - For one activist jailed by Spain's Fascists for his political views, Thursday's exhumation and reburial of Francisco Franco's bones after decades lying in state marks a bittersweet moment.
Doubt about viability of independent commission
From SEVAN DORAISAMY, Executive Director, Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram).
Police, dogs search notorious Mexican prison for clandestine graves
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - In the courtyard of a jail that was shuttered last week, a man wearing a surgical mask and gloves used an underground scanner to search the earth for hidden graves in what was for decades one of Mexico's most violent prisons.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe: from liberator to oppressor
(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe was feted as an African liberation hero and champion of racial reconciliation when he first came to power in a nation divided by nearly a century of white colonial rule.
Group sceptical of Myanmar military’s move
YANGON: Plans announced by Myanmar’s military to prosecute soldiers for actions at a village where security forces reportedly killed as many as 400 Rohingya drew scepticism from the New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch.
Mexican families scour arid plains for graves of disappeared
TORREON, Mexico (Reuters) - Fifteen years after her daughter's disappearance, 55-year-old Silvia Ortiz spends day after day raking through arid scrubland in northern Mexico hoping to find her remains.
Veteran journo honoured for his excellent reports
VETERAN journalist Arulldas Sinnappan was honoured by the Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani for his outstanding performance in the media industry during its 10th installation banquet dinner held at the Park View Hotel.
Khmer Rouge ideologue Nuon Chea dies at 93
PHNOM PENH: Nuon Chea (pic),the chief ideologue of the communist Khmer Rouge regime that destroyed a generation of Cambodians,died,the country’s UN-assisted genocide tribunal said. He was 93.
Funds to help fight human trafficking
Bangkok - Australia pledged US$55 million to fight human trafficking in Southeast Asia on Thursday, vowing to tackle "modern slavery" ensnaring vulnerable populations across the region, from low-paid workers to underage brides and Rohingya refugees.
Dozens of boat people found stranded in Rakhine
Yangon: More than 60 people were found stranded near a boat in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, an official said, as a trafficking route for persecuted Rohingya Muslims appears open for business despite a crackdown.