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Saturday, December 10, 2016

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Donald Trump takes aim at US Intelligence

Updated 1220 GMT (2020 HKT) December 10, 2016 


President-elect Donald Trump's transition team slammed the CIA Friday, following reports the agency has concluded that Russia intervened in the election to help him win.
In a stunning response to widening claims of a Russian espionage operation targeting the presidential race, Trump's camp risked an early feud with the Intelligence community on which he will rely for top secret assessments of the greatest threats facing the United States.



Burmese military killed seven of my children, says Rohingya refugee

Woman’s account is one of a wave of reports of murder and rape by soldiers in Myanmar, amid claims of genocide




North Korea atrocities 'truly appalling,' UN Security Council told

There has been no improvement in human rights abuses committed by North Korea, a special meeting of the UN Security Council has heard. China and four other nations failed to stop the briefing from going ahead.


Amid fragile calm, Ethiopia's government faces critical juncture










PATTERNS OF THOUGHT 
After widespread protests, a six-month state of emergency started in October. Now, much depends on the next move of leaders who have long used their track record of economic development to paper over widespread human rights abuses and political repression. 









Greece: A Sudanese refugee's 13-year wait for asylum



One man's long, winding tale from the civil war and torture in Sudan to legal limbo in Greece.



Athens, Greece










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