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Obama warns Hamas as peace talks open
US President Barack Obama Wednesday warned Hamas its "senseless slaughter" would not thwart his Middle East peace drive but a row over Israeli settlements clouded the opening of the long-odds talks.
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Article: UN beefs up DR Congo mission as rape toll grows
The estimated number of mass rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has increased to more than 240. UN peacekeepers have reportedly stepped up patrols in the region.
Article: Bahrain urged to probe torture allegations
U.S.-based group Human Rights Watch urged Bahrain on Wednesday to investigate allegations by four opposition activists that they were tortured in detention last month.
Article: Philippine massacre trial adjourned
Families of the victims of one of the Philippines’ bloodiest massacres expressed outrage that the court case against the man accused of masterminding it has once again been adjourned.
Article: Kenya accused of stoking ethnic divisions
Kenya has been criticised for the release of controversial national census figures that include tribal affiliations.
Article: Police end Afghans’ breakout from Australian immigration centre
Australian police have ended a mass breakout and seven-hour demonstration by almost 100 reportedly Afghan asylum-seekers who broke out of an Australian immigration detention centre.
Article: Amnesty wants review of Rwandan genocide law
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has asked Rwanda to review its laws on 'genocide ideology', saying they are being used as a guise to suppress political opposition and freedom of speech.
Article: War Child: “Southern Sudan’s intention to demobilise child soldiers is genuine”
Southern Sudan will demobilise all child soldiers in the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) by the end of this year, its government has said.
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Article: Rights groups sue to quash US order to kill Awlaki
Article: Rights groups sue to quash US order to kill Awlaki
Two civil rights groups filed a formal lawsuit Monday seeking to halt what they said was an illegal US government assassination order for Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, considered a dangerous terrorist by Washington.
Article: Libyan leader stirs anger in Italy visit
Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi caused anger Tuesday after calling in Italy for Europeans to convert to Islam, and demanding billions of euros to stop migration leading to a "black Europe".
Article: Mexico arrests drug kingpin Edgar 'the Barbie' Valdez
Mexican authorities on Monday announced the capture of one of the country's most sought after drug kingpins, US-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, known as "the Barbie" for his fair complexion.
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