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Jeremy Corbyn says Tony Blair should stand trial if he committed war crime over Iraq
Tony Blair should be tried for war crimes over the 2003 Iraq war if evidence shows he broke international law, Jeremy Corbyn has said.
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Cameroon: 7 killed and 20 taken in suspected Boko Haram attack
At least seven people were killed and about 20 others were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in an overnight raid on a village near Cameroon's northern border, a senior military officer said on Tuesday.
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Obama criticised over 'watered down' human trafficking report
Several US politicians sharply criticised the Obama administration on Monday over an annual global report on human trafficking.
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Ethiopia: Muslim activists jailed for plotting to create an Islamic state
An Ethiopian court sentenced 17 Muslim activists on Monday to prison sentences ranging from seven to 22 years on charges they plotted to create an Islamic state in the majority Christian country.
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Pakistan hangs man 'tortured into murder confession as a child'
Pakistan on Tuesday hanged a man whose case triggered an international outcry after his lawyers said he was arrested as a juvenile and tortured into confessing to a murder.
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Former trader Tom Hayes found guilty in world's first Libor trial
Tom Hayes, a former UBS and Citigroup trader, was found guilty of charges of conspiracy to defraud.
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Police watchdog to investigate Ted Heath child abuse claim
Britain's police watchdog said on Monday it will investigate allegations that detectives failed to pursue a complaint of child sexual abuse made against former Prime Minister Edward Heath in the 1990s.
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North Korea shows captive Canadian pastor confessing before congregation
North Korea released video footage on Monday of a Canadian pastor confessing before a Pyongyang church congregation that he had committed crimes against the state.
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Israel approves jailing Jewish militants without trial
Israel's security cabinet approved on Sunday the detention of citizens suspected of waging violence against Palestinians without trial in a crackdown.
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US to defend Syrian rebels with airstrikes
The United States has decided to allow airstrikes to defend Syrian rebels trained by the US military from any attackers, even if the enemies hail from forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Thousands rally across Israel following gay pride stabbing attack
Thousands of Israelis attended demonstrations across the country on Saturday, two days after an ultra-Orthodox Jew stabbed six people atJerusalem's gay pride parade, leaving one teenager in critical condition.
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Britain and France urge EU-wide action on Calais migrant crisis
Britain and France on Sunday urged other European Unionstates to help them tackle the growing crisis in northern France caused by thousands of migrants seeking to make illegal and dangerous crossings into England.