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UN report demands Vatican act against child sex abuse
A United Nations human rights committee has made an unprecedented demand that the Vatican "immediately remove" all clergy accused of child abuse ...Libya destroys chemical weapons from Gaddafi era
Libya\'s foreign minister says the country has destroyed its last known stash of chemical weapons from the era of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.Anti-government protesters dismiss Thailand elections
Anti-government protesters in Thailand marched through the streets of Bangkok Monday, vowing to continue their demonstrations following snap elections.Russia warns Ukraine opposition as protests continue
Western politicians are returning to Ukraine this week to resolve the political crisis that has gripped the country for months, with the ...Nelson Mandela leaves $4.1 million estate to family, staff and ANC
Nelson Mandela has left his roughly $4.1m estate to his wife Graca Machel, family members, staff, schools and the African National Congress, ...Pakistan peace talks with Taliban team delayed after government negotiators fail to show up
Negotiators representing the Pakistani government and Taliban will not meet for preliminary peace talks that were meant to be taking place following ...Landmark Rwanda genocide trial begins in France
A French court has begun hearing the landmark trial of a former Rwandan intelligence chief charged with complicity in the 1994 genocide.Cancer cases worldwide likely to rise to 22 million new cases in 2 decades
The cancer agency of the World Health Organization said in a new report that cancer cases are expected to surge 57 percent ...Al Qaeda breaks link with Syrian militant group ISIL
Al-Qaida says it is severing ties with a militant group fighting in Syria, the group known as the Islamic State of Iraq ...Corruption costs EU $162bn each year, report says
Corruption affects all 28 member countries of the European Union and costs their economies about $162.19bn (120bn Euros) a year, according to ...