Iran quake survivors seek shelter as death toll rises
Thousands of Iranians have spent a second night outdoors in bitterly cold temperatures after a devastating earthquake hit the west of the country.
The government is scrambling to get aid to the worst-hit area in the mountainous province of Kermanshah, where hundreds of homes were destroyed.
More than 430 people were killed and about 7,000 injured when the quake hit near the Iran-Iraq border on Sunday.
Iran has declared Tuesday a national day of mourning.
President Hassan Rouhani is due to visit the region but international media organisations are not being allowed to visit the quake-hit areas.
Myanmar military exonerates itself in report on atrocities against Rohingya
Army clears itself of all accusations of killing villagers, rape and crimes against humanity
Myanmar’s army has released a report denying all allegations of rape and killings by security forces, having days earlier replaced the general in charge of the operation that drove more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh.
No reason was given for Maj Gen Maung Maung Soe being transferred from his post as the head of Western Command in Rakhine state, where Myanmar’s military, known as the Tatmadaw, launched a sweeping counter-insurgency operation in August.
“I don’t know the reason why he was transferred,” Maj Gen Aye Lwin, deputy director of the psychological warfare and public relation department at the ministry of defence, told Reuters. “He wasn’t moved into any position at present. He has been put in reserve.”
Man who posted image of Muslim woman 'ignoring Westminster terror victims' was a Russian troll
The account, @Southlonestar, tweeted a picture of a woman in a hijab walking past a victim lying on the ground and incorrectly claimed she was unaffected
A Twitter account which tweeted a picture of a Muslim woman wrongly accused of ignoring the Westminster terror attack has been revealed as one of the thousands of fake accounts set up by a Russian “troll factory”.
The account, @Southlonestar, tweeted a picture of a woman in a hijab walking past a victim laying on the ground while on her phone.
It said: “Muslim woman pays no mind to the terror attack, casually walks by a dying man while checking phone #PrayForLondon #Westminster #BanIslam.”
Opinion: A small step toward a European army
An historic breakthrough or just another attempt doomed to peter out? The EU plans to coordinate EU members' military capacities with the long-term goal of an EU army. It's a long road ahead, says DW's Bernd Riegert.
The problems of Europe's armies have long been evident. The new US President wasn't the first to broach that painful subject.
The armed forces in many EU states lack funding ,are too small, and are not adequately equipped. Or – as is the case with the German Bundeswehr – combat-readiness is compromised because they are not prepared for present-day missions and digital warfare. All that is supposed to improve with the defense union, even if not all EU member states want to join.
It is high time for this initiative. The EU took 17 years to agree on the basic principle. Back in 2000, at the EU summit in Nice, the EU decided on joint EU defense policies. The planned union doesn't immediately include a unified integrated European army, however.
People for sale
Where lives are auctioned for $400
"Eight hundred," says the auctioneer. "900 ... 1,000 ... 1,100 ..." Sold. For 1,200 Libyan dinars -- the equivalent of $800.
Not a used car, a piece of land, or an item of furniture. Not "merchandise" at all, but two human beings.
One of the unidentified men being sold in the grainy cell phone video obtained by CNN is Nigerian. He appears to be in his twenties and is wearing a pale shirt and sweatpants.
He has been offered up for sale as one of a group of "big strong boys for farm work," according to the auctioneer, who remains off camera. Only his hand -- resting proprietorially on the man's shoulder -- is visible in the brief clip.
After seeing footage of this slave auction, CNN worked to verify its authenticity and traveled to Libya to investigate further.
How big of an issue is Islamophobia in Poland?
by Shafik Mandhai
Like hundreds of thousands of her compatriots, Anna Lachowska left her native Poland shortly after its accession to the EU in the hope of finding opportunity elsewhere in the bloc.
The journey first took her to Ireland, then the Czech Republic, and later to the UK where she spent a decade living in the capital London.
It was there that she underwent a spiritual transformation leaving the Christianity of her upbringing behind for a faith few in her native land knew much about.
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