Heavy fighting spreads
Armed opponents of Ivory Coast strongman Laurent
Gbagbo advanced through Abidjan Monday as heavy fighting spread to
new parts of the economic capital, striking fear into residents.
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Nearly 100,000 Japanese children displaced
A UK-based charity organization has voiced
concern about the displacement of about 100,000 children after the
recent devastating earthquake in northeast Japan. "We are extremely
anxious that up to 100,000 children have been displaced because of
last Friday's earthquake and tsunami, Save the Children's Stephen
McDonald said, Afp reportsays. The March 11 quake, the biggest in
Japan's history, struck off the coast of the country's main Honshu
Island, triggering a 10-metre tsunami which swept away houses,
trains and cars after slamming into the Pacific shoreline.
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Norway violates human rights
Norway has reportedly come under criticism for
repeated human rights violations, particularly for discriminating
against immigrants and Muslims. According to a report obtained by
Press TV Monday, Norwegian officials and police treat foreign
residents with violence. For instance, an Iranian immigrant said
that police had stopped his car in Oslo in late 2010 on suspicion of
drug possession.
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