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Thursday, 16 October 2014

Exonerated Man On How The World's Changed Since He Went To Prison In 1985

www.huffingtonpost.com ; David McCallum served 29 years in prison after being coerced into offering a false confession for the kidnapping and murder of a 20-year-old boy in 1985. After spending nearly three decades behind bars, he gave HuffPost Live a glimpse into how life for him has changed since becoming a free man. David McCallum, a New Yorker who was in prison for 29 years for a murder, walks out of the Supreme Court building in Brooklyn, New York, on October 15, 2014 after being exonerated...

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Amnesty: State Repression on the Rise in Uganda Voa News

Selah Hennessy LONDON— State repression is on the rise in Uganda, according to the rights group Amnesty International, as it documents legislation that has been enacted during the past year and half. Analysts say fundamental human rights are being violated. The Amnesty International report...

36 Killed in IS Attacks on Baghdad's Shi'ite Areas Voa News

Reuters BAGHDAD— Four car bomb attacks and a mortar strike on Shi'ite Muslim parts of Baghdad killed 36 people and wounded 98 within a span of two hours on Thursday afternoon, police and medical officials said. An Iraqi Shi'ite political figure said the assaults, part of a surge of violence...

Pakistan Upholds Blasphemy Death Penalty The Daily Beast

Asia Bibi, the Christian woman found guilty of blasphemy in 2010, has had her appeal against a death sentence rejected by the Pakistan High Court. She was...

Japan trade minister questioned on political funds STL Today

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's trade minister was peppered with questions in parliament Thursday over possible violations of election laws, in the latest scandal involving female members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet. Abe, a conservative, is promoting women's advancement as a centerpiece of his...

Three government soldiers killed in eastern Ukraine The Siasat Daily

Kiev, October 16: At least three government soldiers have been killed in fighting with independence-seeking insurgents over the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, authorities said Thursday. Besides the fatalities, nine other Ukrainian servicemen were wounded, said Andrei Lysenko, spokesman for the...

Report: Iraq Minorities Face Extinction from Islamic State Onslaught Voa News

Reuters LONDON— More than 12,000 civilians have been killed in Iraq so far this year, mainly by Islamic State (IS), and minorities facing ethnic cleansing are the principal victims, according to a report published on Thursday. Minority Rights Group International (MRG) said several minority...

China Says Villagers Burned Construction Workers to Death Voa News

VOA News Chinese officials provided new details about what they say happened during a clash between villagers and construction workers in the southwestern province of Yunnan. The government account, reported by the official Xinhua news agency, said villagers on Tuesday kidnapped eight construction...

Kansas City Royals Sweep Orioles, Reach World Series [BREAKING] The Inquisitr

The Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, giving the Royals the sweep and the Royals their first berth in the World Series since 1985, when they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3. ESPN is reporting the Royals will carry an 11-game...