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Rebel fighters have handed Myanmar’s army defeat after defeat, for the first time raising the possibility that the military junta could be at risk of collapse. By Hannah Beech and Adam ... Read More

Robinho Arrested in Brazil to Serve Rape Sentence

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Former soccer player Robinho was arrested by Brazilian federal police on Thursday to serve out a nine-year prison sentence ... his native Brazil and has always ... Read More

Wreckage of notorious American slave ship sunk in Brazil may have been found

Fearing capture, he’s believed to have sold over 500 enslaved Mozambicans, then set fire to the vessel and fled dressed in women’s clothing. The escape was a scandal for Brazil, and prompted ... Read More

Turkey struggles to stop violence against women. At least 71 have been killed this year

So far this year 71 women have been killed ... violence against women. Last year, his government strengthened legislation by making persistent stalking a crime punishable by up to two years in prison. Read More

Police in Haiti struggle against gangs storming prison in latest surge of violence

As a result of the violence at the airport, the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince said it was temporarily halting all official travel to Haiti. Haiti’s National Police has roughly 9,000 officers to ... Read More

Brazil struggles in its quest to become energy powerhouse

Brazil was poised to join the world’s oil-rich nations, but now its beleaguered energy sector has fallen on hard times Brazilian President ... Maersk is one of the first big companies to reduce its ... Read More

The Unheard Struggles of Palestinian Women Amidst Global Feminism

This indifference and silence towards you and your struggle beg crucial questions ... over 30,000 innocent Palestinian civilians have been killed, and millions continue to suffer in the barbaric ... Read More

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By Ronen Bergman, Farnaz Fassihi, Eric Schmitt, Adam Entous and Richard Pérez-Peña For years, Harry and his wife, Meghan, have considered ... to vote as the world’s most populous country ... Read More

Police in Haiti struggle against gangs storming prison in latest surge of violence

Police in Haiti urgently appealed for help Saturday night as they struggled to hold back gangs trying to storm the country's main prison in ... two countries. The violence has complicated efforts ... Read More

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Israel's allies have urged restraint ... statute that will be among the toughest in the world, if the legislation becomes law. U.S. News // 19 hours ago U.S. to impose new sanctions on Iran ... Read More

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Israeli leaders are crediting an international military coalition with thwarting Iran’s direct attack and calling the coordinated response a starting point for a “strategic alliance” of ... Read More