Sold by their mothers: Shining a light on the child sex trade in Cambodia

The fight to end child trafficking 07:04 The CNN Freedom Project wants to amplify the voices of the victims of modern-day slavery, highlight success stories and help unravel the tangle of criminal enterprises trading in human life. (CNN)When Kieu was 12, her mother asked her to take a job. But not just any job. Kieu

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Nigerian refugees: U.N. appeals for $174M for victims of Boko Haram

(CNN)The United Nations is appealing for $174 million to help Nigerian refugees who’ve fled to neighboring nations following militant attacks. Boko Haram has killed thousands in the nation’s northeast by attacking villages, schools, churches and mosques. It has also kidnapped students, including more than 200 schoolgirls abducted in April last year. A majority of them

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Suspect in Mumbai attacks released on bail in Pakistan

Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi was released early Friday (CNN)A man charged with planning the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in India has been released on bail in Pakistan after years of detention, prompting sharp criticism from India. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a top leader of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, was released early Friday from a jail in the Pakistani

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