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U.S. escalates clandestine war in Yemen
World NowIn an escalation of America’s clandestine war in Yemen, a small contingent of U.S. troops is providing targeting data for Yemeni airstrikes as government forces battle to dislodge Al Qaeda militants and other insurgents in the country’s... -
Report: Congo mutineer forces 149 more boys, young men to fight
World NowA Congolese army general has forced at least 149 boys and young men to join his mutinying forces in less than a month, repeating the crime for which he has long been wanted by the International Criminal Court, according to a new report from Human Rights... -
On Sunday: Alain Mabanckou, Jonathan Franzen and lumber as history
Jacket CopyIn Sunday books: a talk with UCLA author Alain Mabanckou, plus reviews of the latest by Jonathan Franzen, lumber as history and Anne Morrow Lindbergh's letters and diaries.... -
Child soldiers: A worldwide scourge
Last week in The Hague, the International Criminal Court, or ICC, found the Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers in the armed conflict in that country, sealing his fate as the court's first convicted war criminal....
Tags: Politics, Human Rights, International Court or Tribunal, Rebellions, Human Rights Watch
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'Bad guys' besides Kony: Who else is wanted by the ICC?
World NowJoseph Kony has become newly infamous in the United States since a viral video focused on his crimes, spotlighting the notorious militia leader for kidnapping children and forcing them to serve as soldiers. In the controversial video, a father describes... -
Kony militia steps up attacks in Congo, Central African Republic
World NowA notorious militia that has terrorized Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo has stepped up its attacks this year, displacing more than 4,200 people, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday. The Lord’s Resistance Army and its infamous... -
Story behind missing Russian child takes a chilling turn
World NowThe case of a missing baby captured the hearts of Russians when the teenage mother pleaded on TV for its return. And then the story took a gruesome twist.... -
Justice for Congo warlord
Nobody ever made a viral video about Thomas Lubanga. Unlike Joseph Kony, a similarly despicable African warlord who also recruited child soldiers to carry out a campaign of rape, murder and mutilation and is now the subject of the fastest-spreading...Tags: Joseph Kony, Politics, Human Rights, International Court or Tribunal, Invisible Children, Inc.
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Kony video sequel tries to tackle some of the criticisms
World NowThe makers of an explosively popular video that spotlighted the brutality of a Ugandan guerrilla leader have released a second video that redoubles their calls to stop Joseph Kony and grapples with some of the criticisms aimed at their controversial... -
Tension rises in Congo as election results delayed
World NowTension rises in Congo with violence expected and election results delayed: Election results in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be delayed 48 hours, state television announced late Tuesday, fueling tension in a controversial election that many... -
Congo bracing for violent protests with election results due
World NowThe Democratic Republic of Congo braced Tuesday for violent protests after the scheduled release late in the day of election results that likely will usher in a new term for President Joseph Kabila....
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