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14-year-old Malala Yousafzai: shining star, flag
bearer:
International anger at shooting of Pakistan campaigner
International outrage grew Thursday at the
shooting of a teenage Pakistani campaigner by the Taliban, with US
President Barack Obama leading condemnation of the “disgusting”
attack.
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Syria rejects truce as rebels intercept reinforcements
The Syrian regime rejected a UN call for a
unilateral ceasefire on Wednesday as rebels confronted columns of
tanks and troops sent to retake a town on the road to main
battleground city Aleppo.
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Wartime sexual violence on the decline - report
Wartime sexual violence is uncommon worldwide
and likely on the decline, Canadian researchers said Wednesday in a
report, challenging the notion that rape is increasingly used as a
weapon. The study by the Human Security Report Project, a research
center affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Vancouver,
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