Over 100 arrested in language protests
At least 100 people have been arrested following days of protests against the use of French in courts and schools in English-speaking parts of C
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Obama commutes 1,023 sentences
Outgoing President Barack Obama has commuted the sentences of 1,023 federal prison inmates to shorter sentences. The figure is more than the past 11 p
Child rape bill withdrawn after street protests
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has withdrawn a bill that pardons men convicted of sex with underage girls if they have married them. The
One million cut off from aid by B/Haram in Lake Chad
Up to a million people around West Africa’s Lake Chad are cut off from humanitarian aid by Boko Haram despite a regional military offensiv
Strong quake hits Japan, triggers tsunami
A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami along the coast including a one-metre (three-foot) w