The Latest: France Warns Up to 1 Million Could Flee Mosul
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LONDON Britain is to pardon thousands of gay and bisexual men who were convicted of crimes under sexual offense laws which have now been abolished, following on from the 2013 exoneration of celebrated World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing.Homosexual acts were not decriminalized in England until 1967 and it was not until 2001 that the age of consent for homosexuals was reduced to 16, bringing it into line with the law governing heterosexuals.Lord John Sharkey, who has been pushing the governme..>> view originalTurkish media: Strikes kill up to 200 Kurdish militants in Syria
Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against the bombings in Aleppo on Oct. 19, 2016 in front of the chancellery in Berlin ahead of a meeting of leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany.(Photo: STEFFI LOOS, AFP/Getty Images)Up to 200 militia members were killed in air strikes in Aleppo province in Syria where Kurdish-led forces have been advancing against Islamic State militants, Turkish media reported Thursday.The Turkish General Staff said between 160 and 200 members of the Kurdi..>> view originalTyphoon Haima Leaves at Least 7 Dead in Northern Philippines
VIGAN, Philippines — Super Typhoon Haima weakened and blew out to sea Thursday after smashing the northern Philippines with ferocious wind and rain overnight. Flooding, landslides and power outages were evident, but large casualties appeared to have been averted after nearly 100,000 people fled to safer ground.Haima's blinding winds and rain had rekindled fears of the catastrophe wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, but there were no immediate reports of any major damage. Several villages are cu..>> view originalArgentinians Protest Violence Against Women on 'Black Wednesday'
Thousands took to the streets in cities across Argentina on Wednesday to protest violence against women, after the rape and killing of a teenager. Lucia Pérez, 16, was drugged, repeatedly raped and tortured, which led her to suffer a cardiac arrest and then die from internal injuries in the city of Mar del Plata on Oct. 8. Two men left her at a local hospital claiming she had overdosed on drugs, before running away, the BBC reports. Three suspects have been arrests and remain in custody. Acti..>> view original
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