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Renato Villa, the Philippine ambassador to Kuwait, speaks during a press conference at the embassy in Kuwait City last week.

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Viral 'Rescue' Videos Ignite Dispute Between Philippines And Kuwait

7:07pm April 26, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Kuwaitis did not appreciate the videos released online last week which purport to show Philippine Embassy staff "rescuing" Filipino domestic workers. Now, the countries are publicly trading barbs.

Protesters chant "It's not abuse, it's rape!" after a nine-year prison sentence was given to five men accused of the multiple rape of a woman during Pamplona's San Fermin festival in 2016.

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In Spain: Protests As Five Men Cleared Of Rape Charges

6:46pm April 26, 2018

by Alexis Diao

The group, called 'The Wolf Pack' by Spanish media, is accused of having non-consensual sex with an 18-year-old woman in 2016. They have been sentenced to jail for sexual abuse, but not rape.

Otto Warmbier's Parents Sue North Korea, Alleging Torture Of Their Son

6:28pm April 26, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Warmbier, an American college student, died last summer after spending more than a year in North Korean custody. He was returned home in a coma. A lawsuit accuses Pyongyang of killing him.

France Mukantagazwa, who lost her father and other relatives in the Rwanda genocide and believes their bodies may be in the newly found graves, cries as she speaks to reporters at the site on Thursday.

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Mass Graves Discovered 24 Years After Rwandan Genocide

6:00pm April 26, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Up to 3,000 bodies are thought to be buried in the graves, victims of a 100-day massacre that left 800,000 people dead. Survivors wonder why the sites are just being uncovered.

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How Glasgow Cut Crime After Once Being The 'Murder Capital Of Europe'

5:20pm April 26, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

Once described as "murder capital of Europe", the city of Glasgow, Scotland has cut its crime rate dramatically, in part by helping offenders find a place in society.

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Central American asylum-seekers ride a bus to Tijuana on Wednesday, while passing through San Luis Rio Colorado along the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds of immigrants, the remnants of a caravan of Central Americans that began almost a month ago, set out on

Caravan Arrives In Tijuana, As Migrants Prepare To Request Asylum

4:48pm April 26, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

A group of Central American asylum-seekers, who have been traveling through Mexico for weeks, is gathering near the border with the U.S. The migrants say they will request asylum on Sunday.

A woman walks past a news screen showing file footage of South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a railway station in Seoul this week. Kim will walk across the Demilitarized Zone on Friday for a historic summit with Moon.

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What To Expect From Friday's Summit Between North And South Korea

9:25am April 26, 2018

by Michel Martin

"President Trump is in for a rude surprise if he thinks ... Kim Jong Un is going to say, 'Sure, I'll hand over my nuclear weapons,'" North Korea expert Jean H. Lee tells NPR.

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After Suspected Chemical Attack, Douma Residents Flee To Northern Syria

7:32am April 26, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

A new camp in northern Syria is a muddy refuge for people who fled the town of Douma after a suspected chemical attack. They are traumatized and homeless and their futures are unknown.

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Ronnie Moipolai, an artist featured on the compilation I'm Not Here to Hunt Rabbits.

Where Did The Unique Style Of Botswana's Guitarists Come From? Nobody Seems To Know

7:00am April 26, 2018

by Andy Hermann

Thanks in part to the efforts of Dutch ex-pat, this unique playing style has been documented in a new compilation of Botswanan folk music.

Pentagon Outlines Missteps That Led To Ambush Of U.S. Troops In Niger

6:14am April 26, 2018

New details are emerging about what happened in Niger last October when an ambush left four American soldiers dead. Rachel Martin talks to retired Army Brigadier General Donald C. Bolduc.

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