Cambodia genocide suspect unfit for trial
The decision to release the First Lady of the Khmer Rouge, Ieng Thirith, on the grounds of her diminishing mental faculties angers countless Cambodians affected by the Red Purge.
Luiz Sanchez
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Luiz is a Brazilian journalist in Cairo @luizdaVeiga
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As Brahimi prepares to travel to Damascus over the coming days, Morsy has been busy meeting with the Quartet envoys, Brahimi and Britainâs Foreign Secretary
Journalists on trial in Turkey highlight Kurdish plight
Journalists held on trial for alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
Missile attack on ISAF airbase in Afghanistan
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Survivor of Chevalline shootings awakens from coma
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Morsyâs Syria quartet in Cairo
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Pussy Riot festival takes place despite pressure from Kremlin
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Notorious Afghan prison transferred to Afghan control
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Malian security forces kill 14 suspected Islamist fighters in central Mali
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Mariamâs Tree residents displaced after security forces raid
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Kabul blast leaves six dead, Taliban and Haqqani blamed
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Numbers of Syrian refugees on the rise
Current number of Syrian refugees outside Syria much higher than previous UN estimate
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ECB hints at new bond-buying scheme
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Lufthansa strike grounds 300 flights
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Journalists in Ukraine protest media crackdown
Protesters disrupt Ukrainian presidentâs speech on press freedom
Highest rates of death and displacement since the uprising in Syria began
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Rights organisation condemns assault on Egyptian doctors in Kuwait
The Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights (EOHR) condemned an attack on two Egyptian doctors working in Kuwait on Monday. According to the EOHR, the Egyptian government has failed to provide sufficient security for Egyptians working overseas by not properly investigating or seriously pursuing crimes against Egyptian migrant workers. The attack happened at Jahra Hospital, in …
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Desmond Tutu calls on ICC to try Bush and Blair
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Israeli airstrike targets militants, injures civilians
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