A new UN report has revealed “patterns of grave violations” during Sri Lanka’s decades-long civil war and called for the creation of a special court including foreign magistrates to probe crimes committed at the time.
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Poverty Rate Holds Steady, but Number of Uninsured Drops
Russia Proposes Talks With U.S. Over Syria
Protecting Homes Elsewhere, California Firefighters Find Their Own Burned Down
Antidepressant Paxil Is Unsafe for Teenagers, New Analysis Says
Global marine populations halved since 1970, WWF warns
A study by the World Wildlife Fund has found that populations of marine species fell by about half over four decades. Among the hardest hit were those essential to global food supply.
Gun maker slammed for Christian assault rifle
US arms maker Spike’s Tactical has produced an assault rifle with Christian symbols to prevent “Muslim terrorists” from using it. The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ local chapter decried the marketing ploy.
Snakes in loos amid search for water in Townsville
Snakes on a search for water are slipping into suburban toilets in Townsville in north Queensland.
Third South China Sea airstrip being built, says expert, citing satellite photos
CSIS thinktank says retaining wall and other preparations made for landing strip as Beijing continues to upset US and the region with island-building
China appeared to be building a third airstrip in contested territory in the South China Sea, a US expert said on Monday, citing satellite photographs.
Related: Asean talks: Beijing’s South China Sea island-building ‘increasing tensions’
Dengue cases: Delhi hospitals face beds shortage
Patients struggled get admission in overcrowded hospitals as this year’s dengue outbreak headed to be one of the two worst seen in the capital.
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