violence
Brazil: Relaxed gun laws could lead to more violence
World
February 11, 2021
Brazil: Relaxed gun laws could lead to more violence
Jair Bolsonaro pledged to relax Brazil’s gun laws in his election campaign. The idea was that citizens could fight the rampant crime…
Five killed in Kabul as attacks increasingly target civilians
Middle East
February 9, 2021
Five killed in Kabul as attacks increasingly target civilians
KABUL (Reuters) – Five government employees were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan’s capital on Tuesday, officials said, the…
Ethnic clashes in Darfur could reignite Sudan’s old conflict
Middle East
February 9, 2021
Ethnic clashes in Darfur could reignite Sudan’s old conflict
CAIRO (AP) — Sayid Ismael Baraka, a Sudanese-American visiting from Atlanta, was playing with his three children, and his wife…
Crime, conflict, chaos crushing Afghan hopes for tomorrow
Middle East
February 4, 2021
Crime, conflict, chaos crushing Afghan hopes for tomorrow
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Every morning when Khan Wali Kamran left for work, he was afraid his children might be…
As US warns on withdrawal, data shows Taliban attacks climb in past year
Middle East
February 2, 2021
As US warns on withdrawal, data shows Taliban attacks climb in past year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of attacks in Afghanistan by the Taliban in the last quarter of 2020 were higher…
Fugitive Tigray leader reportedly speaks out after months
World
January 31, 2021
Fugitive Tigray leader reportedly speaks out after months
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has reportedly made his first public comments in…
UN: Violence in Sudan’s Darfur killed 250, displaced 100,000
Middle East
January 24, 2021
UN: Violence in Sudan’s Darfur killed 250, displaced 100,000
CAIRO (AP) — Tribal clashes in Sudan’s Darfur region have killed at least 250 people and displaced more than 100,000…
Armed men try to storm governor’s house in Sudan’s Darfur
Middle East
January 20, 2021
Armed men try to storm governor’s house in Sudan’s Darfur
CAIRO (AP) — Armed men opened fire overnight, trying to storm the residence of a provincial governor in Sudan’s restive…
Death toll from violence in Sudan’s West Darfur rises to 83
Middle East
January 18, 2021
Death toll from violence in Sudan’s West Darfur rises to 83
CAIRO (AP) — The death toll from tribal violence between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan’s West Darfur province climbed to…
US Congress certifies Biden win hours after harrowing Capitol Hill assault
World
January 7, 2021
US Congress certifies Biden win hours after harrowing Capitol Hill assault
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol in a harrowing assault on…