Central African Republic

Central African Republic: A mass grave containing at least 20 bodies was discovered Thursday in the capital, Bangui, Kerry said in a statement Friday. The bodies of 44 people were found in the streets of the city Thursday after clashes on Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, Romaric Bekourou, a spokesperson for the Red Cross. Sixty people were injured, he said. , according to Hamilton Spectator. Central African Republic has descended into lawlessness since March, when an alliance of rebel groups known as Seleka overthrew former president Fran ois Boziz . At least 1,000 people have died in the conflict, according to Amnesty International. The violence has forced 710,000 people to flee their homes and another 75,000 have gone into exile, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency. BANGUI, Central African Republic U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for an immediate end to violence in the Central African Republic, where clashes this week left "dozens" of people dead including eight African Union peacekeepers. "The U.S. calls on the CAR transitional authorities to immediately end the violence, end the use of torture, and investigate and prosecute all those implicated in grave human-rights abuses," Kerry said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.