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Afghan Hazaras vow return to class despite academy bombing
Afghan Hazaras vow return to class despite academy bombing
World
by  AFP

Bodies strewn everywhere, a ceiling caved by blastwaves, classmates dragging each other to safety -- survivors of a suicide bombing in a Kabul study hall described scenes of horror after what should have been a typical exam. - 'Never stop studying' - Arsalan, 18, who was writing his test in the courtyard of the centre, saw bodies of women strewn on the floor of the hall.

Ukraine says 24 dead after attack on civilian convoy
Ukraine says 24 dead after attack on civilian convoy
World
by  AFP

Ukraine on Saturday accused Russian forces of gunning down 24 civilians including children in an attack on a road convoy near the recently recaptured town of Kupiansk. Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov put the preliminary death toll at 24 including, he said, a pregnant woman and 13 children, alleging: "Russians fired on the civilians at close range."

Russia isolated after backlash over annexed Ukraine regions
Russia isolated after backlash over annexed Ukraine regions
World
by  AFP

Russia was even more diplomatically isolated Saturday after President Vladimir Putin annexed four Moscow-held areas of Ukraine with Kyiv condemning the move and vowing to retake the territories. He also vowed never to hold talks with Russia as long as Putin was in power.

Kabul classroom bombing death toll rises to 35 as women protest 'genocide'
Kabul classroom bombing death toll rises to 35 as women protest 'genocide'
World
by  AFP

The death toll of a suicide bombing on a Kabul classroom has risen to 35, the UN said Saturday, as Shiite Hazara women who bore the brunt of the attack staged a defiant protest against the "genocide" of their minority community. Meanwhile on Saturday dozens of Hazara women defied a Taliban ban on rallies to protest the latest bloodshed in their community.