violence
Pakistani police: Attackers damage Hindu temple in Pakistan
World
March 29, 2021
Pakistani police: Attackers damage Hindu temple in Pakistan
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Assailants in Pakistan damaged a nearly century-old Hindu temple in the garrison city of Rawalpindi before…
2 in Seattle, San Francisco face anti-Asian hate charges
World
March 28, 2021
2 in Seattle, San Francisco face anti-Asian hate charges
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prosecutors in Seattle and San Francisco have charged men with hate crimes in separate incidents that…
Sticky bombs latest weapon in Afghanistan’s arsenal of war
Middle East
March 26, 2021
Sticky bombs latest weapon in Afghanistan’s arsenal of war
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Sticky bombs slapped onto cars trapped in Kabul’s chaotic traffic are the newest weapons terrorizing Afghans…
Ethiopia says Eritrea agrees to withdraw troops from Tigray
World
March 26, 2021
Ethiopia says Eritrea agrees to withdraw troops from Tigray
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister said Friday that Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces from the Tigray…
Turkish women say their safety ‘hanging in the balance’ after treaty exit
Middle East
March 25, 2021
Turkish women say their safety ‘hanging in the balance’ after treaty exit
ANKARA (Reuters) – Beaten by her former boyfriend, Yagmur Denli found healing in her work treating animals and safety in…
Cleaver lodged in woman’s forehead by husband’s second wife in Sohag
Egypt
March 23, 2021
Cleaver lodged in woman’s forehead by husband’s second wife in Sohag
On Monday, a medical team in the Department of Neurosurgery at Sohag University Hospital successfully extracted a cleaver from the…
Donations pour in for families of Atlanta shooting victims
World
March 22, 2021
Donations pour in for families of Atlanta shooting victims
Shortly after his mother was killed in the Atlanta-area shootings, Randy Park launched a GoFundMe page asking for $20,000 to…
Jordan uses tear gas to clamp down on anti-lockdown protesters
Middle East
March 16, 2021
Jordan uses tear gas to clamp down on anti-lockdown protesters
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan used tear gas on Monday to suppress protests against a curfew imposed to stem a severe…
Gunmen ambush university bus in Afghanistan killing at least two
Middle East
March 16, 2021
Gunmen ambush university bus in Afghanistan killing at least two
KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying university staff in northeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday killing the driver and a…
Myanmar protests: UK tells citizens to flee
World
March 12, 2021
Myanmar protests: UK tells citizens to flee
The UK Foreign Office on Friday told its citizens they should leave Myanmar as violent repression of protests in the country…