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5 Americans Among 7 Dead In Sinai Helicopter Crash: Peacekeeping Force
A helicopter crash in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula involving a multi-national observer force killed seven people on Thursday -- five Americans, a French national and a Czech citizen, the force said.
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France Disciplines 5 Troops Over Central Africa Abuse: Ministry
France has disciplined five soldiers accused of physical abuse in Central African Republic, where Paris had sent peacekeepers to quell bloody sectarian violence, the defence ministry said on Saturday.
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Hollande, Ban Ki-moon Say No 'Impunity' In Central Africa Sex Abuse Case: Official
French President Francois Hollande and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday there would be no impunity for French troops and UN peacekeepers accused in a sexual abuse scandal in the Central African Republic.
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'Forced Sex With Dog': Central African Republic Girls Report Abuse By UN Peacekeepers
More than 100 girls and women have come forward with new sexual abuse accusations against international peacekeepers in Central African Republic, the UN said on Thursday, calling allegations that a French military commander forced three girls to have sex with a dog "shocking to the core."
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Latest UN Central Africa Sex Abuse Allegations Elicit Disgust
The latest allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation levelled against international peacekeepers in Central African Republic elicited expressions of disgust on Thursday from top United Nations officials and senior US and French diplomats.
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UN's Ban Ki-moon 'Shocked To The Core' By Peacekeeper Sex Abuse Claims
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is "shocked to the core" by allegations of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers and French troops in the Central African Republic, his spokesman said Thursday.
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Deploying AU Force Without Burundi Approval 'Unimaginable': Official
The African Union will not deploy peacekeepers to troubled Burundi unless the government in Bujumbura agrees, the AU special representative for the region told French radio RFI today.
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Rockets Fired At Mali's Northern City Of Gao: Sources
Attackers fired rockets early today at Mali's northern city of Gao, which serves as a base for UN peacekeepers and a French regional security force, military sources and residents said.
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UN Rights Chief Seeks Wider Probe Into Central Africa Peacekeeper Abuses
The UN human rights chief said Saturday he had asked several countries to probe allegations of rape and killings by their troops in the Central African Republic following reports of child abuse by French peacekeepers.
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'No Mercy' if French Troops Guilty of Child Sex Abuse: President Francois Hollande
President Francois Hollande on Thursday vowed to "show no mercy" if French peacekeepers in the Central African Republic are found guilty of sexually assaulting hungry children in exchange for food.
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Kiev Says Vladimir Putin Open to Peacekeeping Mission in East Ukraine
The Ukrainian presidency on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin was open to the deployment of a peacekeeping mission in war-torn eastern Ukraine, after the leaders of both countries spoke by phone with their French and German counterparts.
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French Authorities Investigating Reports of Sexual Abuse by Troops in Central African Republic
Authorities in France are investigating claims that French peacekeepers sexually abused children in the Central African Republic (CAR), the government confirmed today.
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French Troops Kill Militiamen in Central Africa: Officer
French peacekeepers killed several militiamen after they came under attack while on patrol in the Central African Republic, an officer with the African peacekeeping force said on Tuesday.
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New Central Africa Fighting Kills 20 as French Minister Visits
France's defence minister Tuesday urged rival factions in the Central African Republic to reach a truce as peacekeepers reported fresh fighting that left 20 civilians dead in the strife-torn country.
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French Troops Battle Muslim Rebels in Central African Republic Town
French peacekeeping troops in Central African Republic using helicopter gunships and mortars fought Muslim rebels on Saturday at a bridge in the town of Bambari northeast of the capital Bangui, a Reuters witness said.
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5 Americans Among 7 Dead In Sinai Helicopter Crash: Peacekeeping Force
A helicopter crash in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula involving a multi-national observer force killed seven people on Thursday -- five Americans, a French national and a Czech citizen, the force said.
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France Disciplines 5 Troops Over Central Africa Abuse: Ministry
France has disciplined five soldiers accused of physical abuse in Central African Republic, where Paris had sent peacekeepers to quell bloody sectarian violence, the defence ministry said on Saturday.
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Hollande, Ban Ki-moon Say No 'Impunity' In Central Africa Sex Abuse Case: Official
French President Francois Hollande and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday there would be no impunity for French troops and UN peacekeepers accused in a sexual abuse scandal in the Central African Republic.
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'Forced Sex With Dog': Central African Republic Girls Report Abuse By UN Peacekeepers
More than 100 girls and women have come forward with new sexual abuse accusations against international peacekeepers in Central African Republic, the UN said on Thursday, calling allegations that a French military commander forced three girls to have sex with a dog "shocking to the core."
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Latest UN Central Africa Sex Abuse Allegations Elicit Disgust
The latest allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation levelled against international peacekeepers in Central African Republic elicited expressions of disgust on Thursday from top United Nations officials and senior US and French diplomats.
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UN's Ban Ki-moon 'Shocked To The Core' By Peacekeeper Sex Abuse Claims
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is "shocked to the core" by allegations of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers and French troops in the Central African Republic, his spokesman said Thursday.
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Deploying AU Force Without Burundi Approval 'Unimaginable': Official
The African Union will not deploy peacekeepers to troubled Burundi unless the government in Bujumbura agrees, the AU special representative for the region told French radio RFI today.
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Rockets Fired At Mali's Northern City Of Gao: Sources
Attackers fired rockets early today at Mali's northern city of Gao, which serves as a base for UN peacekeepers and a French regional security force, military sources and residents said.
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UN Rights Chief Seeks Wider Probe Into Central Africa Peacekeeper Abuses
The UN human rights chief said Saturday he had asked several countries to probe allegations of rape and killings by their troops in the Central African Republic following reports of child abuse by French peacekeepers.
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'No Mercy' if French Troops Guilty of Child Sex Abuse: President Francois Hollande
President Francois Hollande on Thursday vowed to "show no mercy" if French peacekeepers in the Central African Republic are found guilty of sexually assaulting hungry children in exchange for food.
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Kiev Says Vladimir Putin Open to Peacekeeping Mission in East Ukraine
The Ukrainian presidency on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin was open to the deployment of a peacekeeping mission in war-torn eastern Ukraine, after the leaders of both countries spoke by phone with their French and German counterparts.
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French Authorities Investigating Reports of Sexual Abuse by Troops in Central African Republic
Authorities in France are investigating claims that French peacekeepers sexually abused children in the Central African Republic (CAR), the government confirmed today.
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French Troops Kill Militiamen in Central Africa: Officer
French peacekeepers killed several militiamen after they came under attack while on patrol in the Central African Republic, an officer with the African peacekeeping force said on Tuesday.
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New Central Africa Fighting Kills 20 as French Minister Visits
France's defence minister Tuesday urged rival factions in the Central African Republic to reach a truce as peacekeepers reported fresh fighting that left 20 civilians dead in the strife-torn country.
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French Troops Battle Muslim Rebels in Central African Republic Town
French peacekeeping troops in Central African Republic using helicopter gunships and mortars fought Muslim rebels on Saturday at a bridge in the town of Bambari northeast of the capital Bangui, a Reuters witness said.
