Colombia introduces harsher sentences for acid attacks
The Colombian Senate has passed a law which will impose harsher sentences on people who commit acid attacks. Anyone convicted of harming another with
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Pope Francis celebrates rain-soaked Mass in Kenya
Many thousands of people have been celebrating Mass with Pope Francis at a university campus in Kenya. Pope Francis made a plea for traditional values
Boko Haram attack kills 18 in southeast Niger
Eighteen people were killed and 100 homes torched in an attack in the dead of night by Boko Haram fighters on a village in southeastern Niger, authori
Erdogan rejects Putin''s demand for apology
Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan said on Thursday it does not owe Russia an apology for Tuesday’s downing of a Russian fighter jet. "
Comedian given jail sentence for anti-Semitism
Controversial French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala has been sentenced to two months in jail by a Belgian court for racist and anti-Semi