Netherlands sorry for 1947 Indonesia massacre

  The Dutch Government has formally apologised to the families of victims of a 1947 massacre on Indonesia’s Java island. It comes on the 64th anniversary of the executions by its colonial army. Dutch troops swooped into a village in the town of Rawagede during Indonesia’s fight for independence and executed men and boys. Dutch […]

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UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrives in Mogadishu

  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Somalia’s seaside capital on Friday, the first visit in years by the U.N.’s top leader to a city known for a seemingly perpetual state of war. Ban’s arrival in the war-torn capital city was made possible because of the military gains that African Union forces have made this year […]

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Pope Benedict XVI plans Cuba and Mexico visit in 2012

  Pope Benedict XVI will visit Cuba next year, Vatican officials have announced. It will be the second visit of a pope to the Communist-run island, following a trip there by John Paul II in 1998. The Vatican said it would announce the exact dates of his visit on Monday. A Cuban Church leader said […]

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