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Suu Kyi to face Rohingya ‘genocide charges’

NEW YORK, Dec 18 (BBC): Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, is determined that the perpetrators of the horrors committed against the Rohingya face justice.He's the head of the UN's watchdog for human rights across the world, so his opinions carry weight.It could go right to the top - he doesn't rule...

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Kremlin praises US-Russia cooperation on terror fight

MOSCOW, Dec 18 (AFP): The Kremlin on Monday praised the "exemplary cooperation" between US and Russian security services after the CIA helped thwart a terror attack on a landmark Orthodox cathedral in Saint Petersburg. In a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Sunday, Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin expressed...

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Rescuers search mountains for dozens missing after storm

MANILA, Dec 18 (AFP): Rescuers used bulldozers to dig through mountains of mud in the eastern Philippines to search for over 30 people missing after a powerful storm triggered landslides on the weekend, authorities said Monday. Tropical Storm Kai-Tak continued to drag its way westward across the archipelago nation Monday...

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Hundreds of judges protest against new laws in Romania

BUCHAREST, Dec 18 (AP): Hundreds of Romanian judges and prosecutors have staged protests around the country over planned modifications to the legal system they say will hamper prosecutions.The Monday demonstrations were held outside courts in cities including the capital Bucharest, Cluj, Galati, Brasov and Constanta.Among the proposed changes are a...

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