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A judge in Namibia backs the complaint of sterilised women. These women have alleged the forced sterilisation took place because they are HIV positive. [BBC]
Syrian rebels deny regime claims of gains in Aleppo. This occurs amid claims by American officials that Assad’s actions are the final nails in his own coffin. [CBC]
Ethiopia erupts in deadly ethnic violence. At least 18 people have been killed and hundreds have been displaced in the country’s south. [Al Jazeera]