UN: South Sudan army raped girls and burned them alive
Report by UN mission in South Sudan says recent military campaign was notable for its "brutality and intensity".
| War & Conflict, Africa, South Sudan, UN
The UN has accused South Sudan's army of raping and then burning girls alive inside their homes during its recent campaign, a report by its mission in the country said.
The statement, published on Tuesday, warned the recent upsurge in fighting had been marked by a "new brutality and intensity".
"The scope and level of cruelty that has characterised the reports suggests a depth of antipathy that exceeds political differences," the UN said.
Members of the UN mission in Sudan (UNMISS) said they interviewed 115 victims and eyewitnesses in Unity state where South Sudanese forces were involved in fighting against opposition fighters in April.
Japan Shinkansen train fire: Two found unconscious after passenger tries to set himself alight
The train came to an emergency stop when a passenger pressed an emergency button after finding one of the two passengers collapsed on the floor on a front car deck near a restroom, according to the ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing department policy.
The incident occurred as the train passed near Odawara city, west of Tokyo, on its way to Osaka.
My father, a stranger from North Korea
"Loved, Engaged, Lost" - A documentary that tells the love story between women from former East Germany and North Korean men sent to the former Communist nation for studying. A relationship with painful consequences.
The eyes of the protagonists in Sung-Hyung Cho's "Loved, Engaged, Lost" reveal that their roots do not lie in the former German Democratic Republic, at least not entirely. They grew up with their mothers in the ex-Communist nation, but their fathers come from North Korea.
The men were sent to East Germany by the North Korean government during the 1950s - some of them during the Korean War - to attend university and later use their knowledge to re-build their war-torn nation.
During their stay, however, some of the men entered relationships with East German women. But the children born out of these relations did not see their fathers for long, as the men were ordered to return to their homeland in the 1960s, resulting in a break-up of the families.
Israel blocks foreign activist flotilla from reaching Gaza
June 30, 2015 - 6:29AM
Jerusalem: Israeli forces boarded a boat leading a protest flotilla of foreign activists to the blockaded Palestinian enclave of Gaza on Monday and forced it to sail to an Israeli port, the Israeli military said.
Activists said the boat also carried a group of journalists and politicians, among them former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki and a European Parliament lawmaker for Spain.
Israeli troops boarded the boat in international waters then searched and seized it, an Israeli military statement said. No bloodshed was reported.
The flotilla was the latest in a series of such voyages across the Mediterranean in protest against Israel's nine-year blockade of Islamist Hamas-dominated Gaza.
In 2010, Israeli commandos killed 10 Turkish activists when they commandeered their vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, causing a diplomatic row between Turkey and Israel.
Mercenary hackers: an elusive, challenging foe (+video)
For-hire criminal hackers are a plentiful resource for nation-states and militant groups to carry out digital attacks. They are also expert at covering up their tracks, making it difficult to pinpoint true culprits.
The soldier of fortune has been a constant in most conflicts throughout history, known for being willing to travel long distances to fight for a paycheck.
But as nations and militant groups increasingly battle over networks and via the Internet, today's most valuable mercenaries fight battles from behind a keyboard.
The modern mercenary is now a criminal hacker willing to sell technical skills to the highest bidder looking to attack rival nations or infect a global corporation with malware. In fact, a growing and competitive marketplace has emerged over the past few years that involves hackers from around the globe offering services to aid everything from stealing confidential data to taking down rivals' networks.
As hostility grows, some Chinese say so long Hong Kong
By Shen Lu and Katie Hunt, CNNUpdated 1013 GMT (1713 HKT) June 30, 2015
Helen Zhang, 37, a former Beijing resident, moved to Hong Kong two years ago with her husband and, for the most part, loves it.
"The polite and orderly people make me believe this is what a civil society is supposed to be like," Zhang tells CNN.
A self-described foodie, she also loves the diverse cuisines on offer in the city. But says she doesn't care much for the stifling summer humidity.
Zhang is among a growing number of mainland Chinese calling Hong Kong home -- despite tensions between the city and China.
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