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More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says
Footage from the jailbreak shows people fleeing from the building as black smoke rises into the air [BBC]More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during...
Report: Iran returns body of German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd
Iran transferred the body of Iranian-German dual national Jamshid Sharmahd back to Germany on Wednesday after he died in custody in Iran, Iranian state broadcaster SNN reported.The measure was...
Germany’s Volkswagen unveils designs for new low-cost electric model
The Volkswagen logo is seen on the roof of the VW brand tower. Volkswagen workers gathered at the company's headquarters in Wolfsburg on Wednesday to weigh a difficult cost-cutting...
Campaign volunteers attacked in Berlin weeks before German election
Campaign volunteers have been attacked in separate incidents in Berlin, less than three weeks before Germany heads to the polls.Two men distributing flyers for the Greens were attacked in...
An EU fund to help troops move quickly is too small and poorly managed, auditors say
BRUSSELS (AP) — A European Union fund meant to help speed the deployment of troops, tanks and military equipment around the 27-nation bloc in times of conflict is too...
Sam Kerr feared for her life when ‘trapped’ in a taxi, court hears
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea forward Sam Kerr said she feared for her life when “trapped” in a taxi before she was alleged to have caused racially aggravated harassment to...
Italy says International Criminal Court made an ‘immense mess’ out of Libyan warlord arrest warrant
ROME (AP) — Italy’s justice minister strongly defended the government's decision to repatriate a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court, saying Wednesday that the court itself had...
Brussels to take on flood of online shopping parcels from China
The European Commission on Wednesday announced measures to better stem the flood of cheap, and sometimes unsafe, products from outside the European Union including China."E-commerce has revolutionized shopping. Three...
EU seeks new import fee on e-commerce packages
The European Commission announced Wednesday it would seek to impose new fees on e-commerce imports, as part of efforts to tackle a surge of "harmful" products into the bloc...
Ukraine says it’s far along in developing laser weapons to take out Russian drones
Ukraine is testing laser weapons for use against Russian targets, a Ukrainian commander said.Vadym Sukharevskyi told RFE/RL that laser weapons are now hitting targets at "certain altitude."Lasers are likely...
