Amnesty accuses HK police of abuses, torture of protesters

Amnesty International accused Hong Kong police on Friday of torture and other abuses in their handling of more than three months of pro-democracy protests, but the police say they have shown restraint on the street in the face of increased violence.

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Australian students kick off global climate strike with message for government: Do your job

Thousands of school students walked out of their classrooms and onto Australian streets on Friday to kick off a global strike demanding world leaders gathering for a UN Climate Action Summit adopt urgent measures to stop an environmental catastrophe.

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'Multiple' people shot on streets of Washington, D.C.: local media

Gunfire erupted on the streets of Washington, D.C., on Thursday night and at least several people were shot, local media reported.

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Millions may risk jail as Indonesia to outlaw sex outside marriage

Indonesia is poised to pass a new penal code that criminalizes consensual sex outside marriage and introduces stiff penalties for insulting the president's dignity - a move rights groups criticized as an intrusive assault on basic freedoms.

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Mexico and Uruguay urge dialogue as Venezuela crisis deepens

Mexico and Uruguay said on Thursday that negotiations were the only acceptable way to achieve a peaceful solution to the deepening political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, as they welcomed the release from jail of a top opposition figure.

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Philippines' Duterte pestered again as gecko stalls speech

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte just keeps getting bugged during his public speeches.

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Democratic donor faces drug charge in death of man at his L.A. area home

Democratic Party donor Ed Buck, already accused by Los Angeles prosecutors of operating a drug den, has been charged in federal court with distribution of methamphetamine resulting in death, part of an alleged crime pattern that could include up to 10 other victims.

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Former El Salvador President Saca gets two-year prison term for bribery

A court handed down a two-year prison sentence for bribery to former Salvadoran President Elias Antonio Saca, the attorney general's office said on Thursday.

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Mexico and Uruguay urge dialogue to resolve Venezuela crisis

Mexico and Uruguay said in a statement on Thursday that dialogue and negotiations were the only acceptable way to achieve a peaceful solution to resolve a political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.

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Climate change: Arctic expedition to drift in sea-ice for a year

Germany will embed its Polarstern research ship in sea-ice for a year-long study of the climate.

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Australian brothers guilty of IS plane bomb plot

The pair tried to blow up an Eithad flight with a bomb hidden inside a meat grinder, a court finds.

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Cut air pollution to fight climate change - UN

The global effort to tackle emissions will be debated at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York.

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Muslim men blame racial profiling for flight cancellation

American Airlines say they stopped the flight over "concerns raised by a crew member and a passenger".

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Libyan Coast Guard picks up nearly 500 migrants in region surrounding Tripoli

Libya's Coast Guard said late on Thursday it had picked up 493 migrants on six inflatable boats in six operations in a week in areas northeast and northwest of Tripoli, the capital.

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The work experience you can do in your pyjamas

Big companies are offering internships via the internet, but are they a valuable experience?

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Federal judge blocks California from enforcing tax return law aimed at Trump: report

A federal judge on Thursday barred California from enforcing, at least for now, a new state law aimed at U.S. President Donald Trump that would require all candidates in state nominating contests for the presidency to release their tax returns, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Weird jokes, objectionable attire trip up Canada's Trudeau again

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in major political trouble just weeks before facing voters, felled by a penchant for poor jokes and dressing up that have let him down before and are now raising accusations of racial insensitivity.

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Albanian ex-minister cleared on drug charges, guilty of abuse of office

An Albanian court found former interior minister Saimir Tahiri guilty on Thursday of abuse of office but innocent of trafficking drugs, and sentenced him to three years probation.

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