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UN probe: 8 massacres by Syria regime, 1 by rebels

UN probe: 8 massacres by Syria regime, 1 by rebels

Sep 11, GENEVA — Evidence confirms at least eight massacres have been perpetrated in Syria by President Bashar Assad’s regime and supporters and one by rebels over the past year and a half, a U.N. commission said Wednesday. Calling Syria a battlefield where armed forces are getting away with large-scale murder, the U.N. commission investigating […]

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Pop singer Rihanna wins legal battle over Topshop T-shirts

Pop singer Rihanna wins legal battle over Topshop T-shirts

July 31, – Pop singer Rihanna has won a legal battle with clothing retailer Topshop over a T-shirt bearing her image. The star sued Topshop’s parent company Arcadia for $5 million (£3.3m) over the T-shirts, which featured a photo taken during a video shoot in 2011. Her lawyers told the High Court in London the […]

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France struggles to separate Islam and the state

France struggles to separate Islam and the state

July 29, TRAPPES, France — Riots broke out over a full-face Islamic veil. A woman may have lost her unborn baby in another confrontation over her face covering. Tensions flared over a supermarket chain’s ad for the end-of-day feast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. France’s enforcement of its prized secularism is inscribed in […]

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