Herero survivors after the 1904-1908 uprising. Lawyers representing two Namibian tribes are meeting for a pre-trial conference in New York…
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Kremlin critic killed in Kiev
The assassination was similar to others blamed on the Kremlin. An ex-Russian parliamentarian who fled to Ukraine and became a…
Anne Frank may not have been betrayed: study
The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. Source: Wikimedia Dutch Holocaust victim Anne Frank may not have been betrayed to Nazi forces…
HRW demands release of Uzbek prisoner
President Islam Karimov with fellow strongman Vladimir Putin. Source: Kremlin Muhammad Bekjanov, one of the world’s longest-imprisoned journalists, has been…
Fresh attacks break Minsk ceasefire
Donetsk airport. Source: Wikimedia Ukraine claims its armed forces have repulsed an attack by Russian-backed rebels in the east near…
NKVD restaurant sparks outrage
Many Russians fail to see the jovial side of Stalin’s rule. Forced gulag labour. Source: Wikimedia A Moscow restaurant called…
Paris plotters killed in Syria: US
Paris remains in shock from the November 2015 attacks. Source: Wikimedia Two men involved in the November 2015 Paris attacks have been…
13 Dec 2016
German spy chief issues another cyber alert
9 Dec 2016
Kremlin talks down Kuril deal hopes
8 Dec 2016
Mladic central at Srebrenica: prosecutors
8 Dec 2016
NGOs warn of Ukraine landmine crisis
7 Dec 2016
Observers dismiss Uzbek election
4 Dec 2016
Uzbeks pick second leader
29 Nov 2016
Mystery surrounds ex-tyrant’s daughter
28 Nov 2016
‘Holocaust’ skate routine sparks rage
28 Nov 2016