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California immigration detainees complained a guard harassed and sexually assaulted them. He then got promoted5:07 Officer accused of summoning detainees to private office late at night and making threats and promises in order to coerce them into granting sexual favors Israel’s president says ‘shocking’ settler violence against Palestinians must end after several injured in attack5:07 Several injured as dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians gathered for an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank More rain falls in Taiwan after tropical depression causes flooding5:07 More heavy rain was falling in parts of Taiwan from a tropical depression that caused flooding and brought a continued risk of landslides Sri Lankan freshwater fishers keen to turn invasive species threat into an opportunity4:34 An invasive fish is threatening the livelihood of people in this northwestern village by aggressively eating traditional fish and shellfish species in the Deduru Oya reservoir, but the Sri Lankan fishers want to turn the adversity into an advantage. India-Pakistan blame game ignites after deadly blasts expose raw tensions4:34 Suicide bombing in Pakistan and car explosion in India kill at least 20 people and heighten tensions between nuclear neighbours. Shweta Sharma writes Nevada governor calls special session to consider criminal reform, other proposals4:01 Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has called lawmakers into a special session to consider legislation including a sweeping criminal reform proposal and a plan to bring film studios to Las Vegas |