Mass killings shock Bentiu as South Sudan violence spreads
The U N says hundreds of civilians were killed in Bentiu Unity state as rebels seized the town. Men women and children were slain after gunmen looted mosques and hospitals during clashes linked to ethnic strife. The U N warns of a deteriorating crisis with thousands seeking refuge at a crowded peacekeeping base.
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Nairobi
Kenya
South Sudan
U.N
Bentiu
Toby Lanzer
Africa
Rwanda
South
Sudan
Lanzer
Bentin
Raphael Gorgen
Doctors Without Borders
Benttu
Nuer
Darfur
Rebels Make Last Stand as Homs Siege Intensifies
In Homs rebels fight a closing battle as Assad forces press a broad assault to seal the city. Activists warn of possible surrender or desertion as the regime aims to cut rebel supply routes toward Turkey and Jordan.
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Homs
Bashar Assad
Thaer Khalidiya
Associated Press
Assad
Damascus
Syria
Poland cool on John Paul II canonization amid fading enthusiasm
In Wadowice and across Poland only a small crowd gathered for prayers on the pope’s death anniversary as the Vatican process nears. Many Poles see him as a saint already, with secular shifts and memory fading for a new generation.
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Wadowice
Poland
John Paul II
John Paul
Vatican
Warsaw
Andrzej Grendys
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