The United Nations called Tuesday for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops. Credible investigators must have access to the sites, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told
Concerns are growing over the potential spread of deadly diseases following severe flooding in Russia and Kazakhstan, resulting in bodies being washed out from their graves. Widespread displacement was reported along the border region between Russia and Kazakhstan, with hundreds of thousands
New mass graves are still being found in Rwanda, 30 years after the country’s genocide in which an estimated 800,000 Tutsi were killed. The remains of at least 1,000 people have been found in a farming community in the district of Huye.
In Britain it can be easy to forget day-to-day that the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II is unfolding on our doorstep. As the two-year anniversary of the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine passed on February 24, perhaps not many
Zimbabwe police on Wednesday said they have arrested a man claiming to be a prophet of an apostolic sect at a shrine where believers stay in a compound and authorities found 16 unregistered graves, including those of infants, and more than 250
Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 18 months for film violations but still not charged over mass graves
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The leader of a doomsday cult in Kenya was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for the illegal distribution of films and operating a film studio without licenses. The senior magistrate in the city of Malindi, Olga
Cemeteries in the Gaza Strip are reportedly overflowing with residents digging up old graves to add new bodies as the death toll mounts in the enclave. In the last 48 hours, Israel has stepped up operations against Hamas in Gaza ramping up
Four Thai nationals have been charged under Malaysia’s anti-trafficking laws in connection with the discovery of mass graves in 2015. The graves were found in a jungle area near the Malaysia-Thailand border and are believed to contain the remains of Rohingya Muslims
Kenyan authorities dug up more bodies found in mass graves linked to a cult whose pastor allegedly ordered his followers to starve to death to meet Jesus, authorities said Tuesday, bringing the death toll above 300. The 19 bodies were recovered within
A woman was convicted in a Russian court on Thursday of desecrating the grave of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s parents with a derogatory note. Irina Tsybaneva, a 60-year-old retiree from St. Petersburg, was found guilty and given a two-year suspended prison sentence