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UPDATE: Families in Rio de Janeiro have begun burying victims of the city’s deadliest gang raid
RIO DE JANEIRO (BN24)— As families across Rio de Janeiro's favelas begin to bury their dead, the city is left grappling with the aftermath...
UPDATE: About 700 now killed in Tanzania election protests, opposition says
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (BN24) — About 700 people have reportedly died following days of violent protests over Tanzania's presidential election, the opposition Chadema...
Russian mobsters jailed 25 years for Iranian-ordered plot to kill journalist Masih Alinejad in New York
Two Russian mobsters were sentenced to 25 years in federal prison Wednesday for a failed plot to assassinate Iranian American journalist and women’s rights...
Protests escalate in Tanzania after contentious election, opposition leaders disqualified
DAR ES SALAAM (BN24)— Protests intensified Thursday across Tanzania’s major cities after a general election that many residents and opposition figures described as unfair...
Bodies flood Rio streets after Brazil’s deadliest police raid leaves over 100 dead
RIO DE JANEIRO (BN24) — Residents of Rio de Janeiro’s Penha neighborhood lined a main street with dozens of corpses after Brazil’s deadliest police...
