Tourist couple alleges gang rape in India, sparking outrage and the arrests of 3 men

[ad_1] A tourist has alleged she was gang-raped and her partner was attacked while camping in India, sparking outrage and the arrests of three male suspects. The woman, who has Brazilian-Spanish dual nationality, shared her account of the incident on Instagram, where the couple has drawn a large following tracking their motorcycle tour of Asia….

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In Mexico, organized crime attacks against local candidates raise fears ahead of election

[ad_1] MEXICO CITY — As Mexico prepares for the largest elections in its history, organized crime is once again preying on local candidates across swaths of the country where cartels dominate, raising concerns among experts that these could be Mexico’s bloodiest elections ever. Julián López, coordinator for the Citizen Movement party in the southern state…

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Hard-liners dominate Iran parliamentary vote that saw boycott calls, apparently low turnout

[ad_1] Iranian hard-line politicians dominated the country’s vote for parliament, results released Monday showed, maintaining their hold on the legislature in a vote that saw calls for a boycott and an apparently low turnout. Authorities still have not released turnout figures for Friday’s vote, nor given any reason for the delay. Turnout is suspected to be…

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Haiti orders nightly curfew trying to restore calm after a weekend of violence and prison break

[ad_1] Authorities have ordered a nighttime curfew in an attempt to regain control of Haiti’s streets after an explosion of violence during the weekend, including gunmen from gangs overrunning the country’s two biggest prisons and freeing their inmates. A 72-hour state of emergency began Sunday night, and the government said it would set out to…

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