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Nearly 3 weeks into Rohingya crisis, aid remains scarce
September 15, 2017 · By Associated Press for newsinfo.inquirer.net
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands were still flooding across the border Thursday in search of help and safety in teeming refugee settlements in Bangladesh. The crisis has drawn global condemnation, with U.N. officials demanding that Myanmar halt what they described as a […]
Read More...India rape case: DNA of 10-year-old child’s baby does not match uncle who ‘repeatedly raped her’
September 15, 2017 · By Caroline Mortimer for www.independent.co.uk
Police in India have reopened the criminal investigation of the rape of a 10-year-old girl after DNA testing revealed the uncle charged with abusing her is not the father of her baby. The unnamed girl was forced to give birth after the Indian Supreme Court denied her parent’s petition for an abortion foetus as they […]
Read More...Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims: Stateless, persecuted and fleeing
September 15, 2017 · By AFP for timesofindia.indiatimes.com
YANGON: Rohingya Muslims are once more fleeing in droves into Bangladesh, trying to escape the latest surge in violence in Rakhine state between a shadowy militant group and Myanmar’s military. It is the newest chapter in the grim recent history of the Rohingya, a people of about one million reviled in Myanmar as illegal immigrants […]
Read More...Daycare owner accused of child abuse was unlicensed, legally
September 14, 2017 · By CHRIS MINOR for wqad.com
DAVENPORT- A Davenport home daycare was still open for business Wednesday, one day after the owner was charged with five felony counts of child endangerment. But, only one parent showed up with her two children, and only as a show of support for Amy Smith. “There’s no kids here today. Most of the parents said […]
Read More...‘Several’ warrants isssued in school district child abuse case
September 13, 2017 · By www.nwfdailynews.com
Warrants were issued for several Okaloosa County School District employees Tuesday in connection to a 2016 child abuse investigation at Kenwood Elementary School. Bill Eddins, state attorney for 1st Judicial Circuit, confirmed Tuesday afternoon that “several” individuals will receive warrants with charges ranging from child abuse to failure to report suspected child abuse. He could […]
Read More...Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigns after latest child sex-abuse allegation
September 13, 2017 · By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN for edition.cnn.com
(CNN) – Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced his resignation Tuesday, hours after new sexual abuse allegations surfaced against the embattled politician. Murray, a Democrat and the city’s first openly gay mayor, said he was resigning effective 5 p.m. Wednesday so the scandal would no longer overshadow his office. The mayor’s announcement comes after his cousin […]
Read More...Rafa Nadal: “Being a good person is worth more than any title”
September 13, 2017 · By ALEJANDRO CIRIZA for elpais.com
A day after winning US Open, the world champion meets with EL PAÍS on a New York rooftop It is noon in New York on September 11, a date that brings dark memories to this city. Rafa Nadal, the newly crowned champion of the US Open and current world number one, speaks to EL PAÍS […]
Read More...Alarming rise in ‘self-produced child abuse material’ sparks online safety warnings
September 13, 2017 · By Elise Worthington and Alex McDonald for www.abc.net.au
Sexual predators are taking advantage of Australian children as young as four, who are live-streaming and recording explicit videos and sharing sexualised images of themselves online. Australian police have been overwhelmed with an increase in reports of what is known as “self-produced child exploitation material”. In some instances, children are willingly sharing these images and […]
Read More...Ex-school governor who imported child sex doll is jailed
September 12, 2017 ·
A former school governor and church warden who imported a child sex doll has been jailed for 16 months. David Turner, 72, admitted importing the child-size item and possessing 34,000 images of child sexual abuse. An investigation began when the UK Border Force intercepted a package in November, imported from China. The National Crime Agency […]
Read More...Pope embraces Colombian victims, ex-fighters in peace bid
September 11, 2017 · By Associated Press for newsinfo.inquirer.net
VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia — Pope Francis brought together on Friday thousands of victims of Colombia’s half-century-long conflict with their former victimizers, presiding over a prayer for reconciliation in hopes of solidifying the country’s peace process and healing still-fresh wounds. In the highlight of his pilgrimage, Pope Francis flew into an area once besieged by leftist rebels […]
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