
Cizre Deaths Leave Unanswered Questions
Cizre Deaths; Brazil Minister Resigns; Space Couture
The United Nations wants to send investigators to examine allegations that Turkish forces massacred around 100 civilians in the Kurdish town of Cizre. It relates to an operation carried out against the PKK, armed Kurdish separatists classified by the EU and the US as terrorists.
A key minister in Brazil's new government has stepped aside after he was caught on tape allegedly conspiring to obstruct a major corruption investigation. The Planning Minister, Romero Juca, says his comments were taken out of context and he supports the corruption probe.
The European Space Agency and the Science Museum in London are working with five leading fashion schools around Europe to design clothes for the space age. It's called the 'Couture in Orbit' project with the aim to design clothes that are both desirable and practical.
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