DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – A special tribunal in Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday sentenced five members of a banned militant group to death and a sixth man to life in prison for the 2015 killing of a prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger known for speaking out against religious fundamentalism. Avijit Roy, a Bangladesh-born U.S. citizen, was hacked to …
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A midshipman facing expulsion over tweets characterized as inappropriate may not be able to graduate in May from the Naval Academy. Midshipman First Class Chase Standage is currently facing separation from Naval Academy because of a series of approximately 40 tweets from June that the academy leadership criticized as inappropriate and, in some cases, racist. …
The Navy is shopping for a new armored vest for helicopter pilots and crew members — and is asking manufacturers to submit their best design proposals. According to a solicitation published on the official U.S. federal contracting site, Naval Air Systems Command is looking for a vest capable of protecting crews from hostile fires, and …
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Two alleged leaders of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central African Republic were key players in a campaign of atrocities against Muslim civilians intended to restore to power to the country’s ousted president in 2013 and 2014, an International Criminal Court prosecution lawyer said Tuesday as their trial …
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The former head of the Central African Republic‘s soccer federation and an alleged rebel commander known as Rambo are going on trial Tuesday at the International Criminal Court, charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. Former soccer official Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona and Alfred Yekatom are accused of involvement in atrocities …
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