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The authorities in Mexico said that around 500 children have been rescued from an orphanage after they were allegedly subject to sexual abuse and forced to beg. The owner and eight employees of the House of the Big Family, a children's home in the state of Michoacan have been arrested. Tomas Ceron de Lucio of the Attorney General's office told a news conference of the victims' treatment.
Among others they were forced to beg famine in the streets. They were fed with food and feed to eat. They had to sleep on the ground with pests, suffer sexual abuse, and were banned from leaving the home. Babies born in the house were registered as sons of the founder, and their biological parents did not have any say about them.
The Israeli Army says it issued a warning to residents of eastern and northern Gaza advising them to leave their homes. The warning comes after an initial attempt to introduce a ceasefire in the territory failed. Yuland Nail Reports from Gaza.
We have seen an intensification of fighting here over the past few hours. I have seen a big air strike off to the northwest and a couple over to the east. I saw the smoke, uh, just dispersing from those explosions. Uhm, ten people killed here in Gaza overnight, as we know about, it's already bringing the total number of death now to more than 200, with more than 1,500 people wounded. And it's really that big price that the civilian population here in particular has been paying. I think leads, when you are going to talk to people, them to say that they also want to see conditions met for a ceasefire.
A judge in the Netherlands is due to deliver a verdict on whether the Dutch state was partly responsible for the slaughter of more than 7,000 Bosnian men and boys in Srebrenica during the Bosnian war of the early 1990s. A women's group, the Mothers of Srebrenica, is suing the Dutch government, alleging that Dutch soldiers, known as Dutchbat, were part of the UN peacekeeping mission, but did not intervene to protect their male relatives. Anna Holligan reports from The Hague.
Thousands of Bosnian Muslims had fled to the UN base in Potocari seeking protection. The Dutch battalion did not intervene as the terrified civilians were removed from the camp by Ratko Mladic and his Bosnian Serb forces. It was supposed to be a safe zone. What followed though was the worst massacre committed on European territory since the Nazis. Lawyers representing the Dutchbat soldiers say they were under-resourced and did try to protect the refugees.
The Philippine Red Cross has praised people for responding to early warning systems and leaving their homes before the country was hit by this year's strongest typhoon. The capital Manila and other areas have been battered by rain and strong winds. The head of the Philippine Red Cross said an increased awareness of storm surges and the willingness to follow government advices have helped reduce casualties. But at least four people are reported dead and there are fears that number could rise.
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Military officials in Pakistan say an American drone strike targeting a militants compound has killed at least 13 people in the North Waziristan region close to the Afghan border. The Pakistani military has currently carrying out a major offensive against insurgent bases in the northwestern tribal belt. The United States resumed drone attacks in the area in June after a gap of six months.
A Chinese oil rig that caused diplomatic row between China and Vietnam when it was deployed near disputed islands in the South China Sea is being relocated. Some saw the rig's arrival near the contested Paracel Islands in May as a move by China to assert its claims of sovereignty in the area. Martin Patience is in Beijing.
When the billion-dollar oil rig was firstly deployed, it was seen by Vietnam as a brazen attempt by China to stake out its claims in the South China Sea. Hanoi reacted by sending boats to disrupt the drilling operations, leading to clashes at sea.While the move is likely to ease tensions, China's Foreign Ministry stated it shouldn't be viewed as a retreat. The Ministry added that oil and gas had been discovered. Only after the data had been assessed, it says, will China decide its next move.
A nuclear power plant in Southern Japan has passed an initial safety hurdle that could see it become one of the first to restart following the meltdown of the Fukushima plant in 2011. The Sendai Nuclear Station has an upgraded design and safety features in two reactors to fit in with strict new regulations. Japan shut down all of its nuclear power plants following the crisis. The prolonged shutdown has damaged the economy, forcing the nation to rely on expensive imports of fossil fuels.
Some of Germany’s most famous sausage makers have been fined for fixing the price of the country's favorite food. The competition regulator found 21 manufacturers had conspired to rig the sausage market for decades. They were fined a total of 460 million dollars.