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Myanmar junta says was no bargaining with other countries before freeing foreigners
(Reuters) - Myanmar's ruling military on Friday said it did not engage in political bargaining with other countries before releasing four foreign pris...
Syndicated Content Nov 18, 2022
Russia and U.S. to keep discussing prisoner swaps - deputy foreign minister
(Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday that Russia and the United States would continue to talk about possible pris...
Syndicated Content Dec 09, 2022
Ukraine, Russia agree to swap 40 prisoners - Russian rights official
ANKARA (Reuters) - Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova said on Wednesday that Ukraine and Russia had agreed on an exchange of 40 pris...
Syndicated Content Jan 11, 2023
Israel, Hamas due to release more people amid efforts to extend truce
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Mohammemd Salem and Henriette Chacar GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas and Israel were expected to release more hostages and pris...
Syndicated Content Nov 28, 2023
More than 100 inmates escape after rain damages Nigerian prison
By Camillus Eboh and Ope Adetayo ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 118 inmates escaped from prison after heavy rains on Wednesday night damaged the facility in Suleja near the Nigerian capital, a prison serv...
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Amnesty International to restore 'prisoner of conscience' status to Russia's Navalny: aide
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Amnesty International will next week announce it is reversing a decision to strip jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny of its "pris...
Syndicated Content May 06, 2021
Factbox: Eight quotes by and about former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards
By Bill Trott (Reuters) - Edwin Edwards, the corruption-tainted, quick-witted former governor of Louisiana who served four terms until he went to pris...
Syndicated Content Jul 12, 2021
More than 100 pilot whales stranded in Western Australia, experts say
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Marine wildlife experts were frantically trying to rescue some 140 pilot whales stranded on Thursday in the shallow waters of an estuary south of the state of Western Australia. The...
Thomson Reuters 15h ago
Almost 100 detained at anti-government protest in Armenia, media say
(Reuters) - Armenian police have detained dozens of people taking part in an anti-government protest in Yerevan late on Wednesday, local news website News.am reported, and Russia's Interfax news agenc...
Thomson Reuters 14h ago
S.Korea's Moon pardons disgraced former president Park
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's President Moon Jae-in granted a pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who is in pris...
Syndicated Content Dec 24, 2021