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At least 1,500 dead, 10,000 missing in Libya flooding

World News // 7 months ago

At least 1,500 dead, 10,000 missing in Libya flooding

More than 1,500 Libyan residents have died and more than 10,000 remain missing on Tuesday after two dams collapsed and four bridges damaged during flooding in the port city of Derna.

World News // 1 decade ago

Collateral deaths, greater explosives use raise Afghan casualties toll

The toll of Afghan civilians killed or harmed since December rose 23 percent, due mainly to increased explosives use, the United Nations reported.

World News // 1 decade ago

U.N.: Afghan civilian casualties decrease

The number of civilian casualties in the Afghan war fell in 2012 for the first time since 2007, a U.N. report indicated.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

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Afghan prisons accused of torture

Afghan prisons continue to defy a United Nations call to end the torture of detainees. a U.N. report said.

World News // 1 decade ago

Executions come amid peace process effort

The latest executions of Taliban prisoners in Afghanistan come even as President Hamid Karzai's government seeks to resume peace effort with insurgents.

World News // 1 decade ago

Record number of Afghan civilians killed

The number of civilians killed in the war in Afghanistan rose for a fifth straight year in 2011 to a record 3,021, a U.N. report said.

World News // 1 decade ago

Rights group sees violations in Sudan

Human Rights Watch charged Monday Sudan's just-completed presidential elections were marred by "political oppression and human rights violations."

World News // 1 decade ago

Rights abuses threaten Sudan elections

Political repression and other rights abuses threaten chances of a fair general election in the Sudan, a rights advocacy group charges.

World News // 1 decade ago

Rwandan gov't said intimidating opponents

Rwanda's upcoming presidential election is sparking threats and attacks on opposition party members, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.

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Unless there's a dramatic improvement in the situation it's unlikely that the Sudanese people will be able to vote freely for leaders of their choice
Rights abuses threaten Sudan elections Mar 21, 2010

The Kimberley Process took an important first step in condemning government conduct in Marange
Call for ban on Zimbabwe diamond trade Aug 12, 2009

There is no way the government can continue to imply the deaths were somehow accidental
HRW: Elite guards planned Guinea massacre Oct 27, 2009

Not only has Zimbabwe refused to move the military out of Marange but it has rotated new units in
Call for ban on Zimbabwe diamond trade Aug 12, 2009

Burundi's ban on FORSC appears to have no real legal basis and is a frontal assault on freedom of association
Groups want Burundi to end ban on forum Nov 25, 2009