massacres

Gunmen killed 24 men, including a church pastor, and kidnapped three others on Sunday in Burkina Faso.

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Opposition groups accused the Syrian government of carrying out a massacre near the capital of Damascus, where said several hundred people were found dead.

Syria’s opposition groups have called for further sanctions against Damascus following what may have been the worst massacre since the uprising began.

Syrian human rights activists said that a new massacre took place in a town in central Hama province late on Wednesday night, with many women and children left dead.

Syria categorically denied responsibility for a massacre that took place in the central area of Houla that killed 108 people, including women and children, blaming the attacks on terrorists.

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At least 15 fishermen were killed in the southern Philippines on Tuesday after gunmen opened fire on them in what officials say could be a developing rivalry over fishing spots.

Syrian opposition groups have warned of an impending massacre after being given a deadline by the regime to stop all demonstrations in the city of Homs.

Chinese miners massacred for gold.

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Accused war criminal Sosa Orantes, will either be extradited to the United States, or Guatemala, or he will be indicted under Canadian Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act.

Several hundred Nigerian women, dressed in black, demonstrated in Jos and Abuja against the lack of government protection.

The estimated body count rose to more than 500 on Monday.