U.N. criticizes Czech detentions and strip-searches of refugees
GENEVA/PRAGUE - U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein accused the Czech Republic on Thursday of committing systematic human rights violations by detaining refugees for up to 90 days, strip-searching them for money to pay for their own detention.
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Masked man kills two, wounds two at Swedish school
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BISHKEK - Shooting broke out on the outskirts of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Thursday between police and a man believed to an Islamist militant who escaped from prison, the Interior Ministry said.
Britain passes lawmaking reforms, deepening divide with Scotland
LONDON - Britain on Thursday approved its biggest constitutional change in decades, giving English lawmakers a veto over legislation that only applies to England, despite fierce opposition from Scottish nationalists.

