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Iran crackdown in spotlight at UN rights council
Iran crackdown in spotlight at UN rights council
by  AFP

The UN Human Rights Council is holding an urgent meeting Thursday to discuss whether to launch a high-level international investigation into the deadly crackdown on mass protests rocking Iran. Tara Sepehri Far, an Iran researcher with Human Rights Watch, urged the council to "shine a spotlight on the deepening repression and... hold those responsible accountable."

Indonesia rescuers race to find dozens missing after quake
Indonesia rescuers race to find dozens missing after quake
by  AFP

Indonesian authorities deployed heavy machinery, helicopters and thousands of personnel Thursday in a desperate effort to locate dozens trapped in rubble by an earthquake that killed 271 people, as hopes faded to find survivors.

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