Tag: Political and civil unrest
Colombia reaches 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 as cases surge
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia reached 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 this week, becoming just the tenth country in the world to hit the grim...
AP Interview: Belarus regime ‘frightened,’ says opponent
BRUSSELS — When authorities in Belarus diverted a Ryanair passenger jet to Minsk last month to arrest a dissident journalist who was aboard, their...
Myanmar’s junta leader attends military conference in Moscow
MOSCOW — The leader of Myanmar's military junta on Wednesday attended an international conference in Moscow, an appearance that reflected Russia's eagerness to develop...
Europe’s human rights body seeks probe into Czech Roma death
PRAGUE — Europe’s main human rights body on Wednesday demanded a thorough and independent investigation into the death of a Roma man who died...
Belarus leader: We won’t stop migrants from heading to EU
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned that his country will not try to stem a flow of illegal migrants to...
Indigenous protest Brazil bill that could weaken land claims
BRASILIA, Brazil — Hundreds of Indigenous people gathered outside Brazil's Congress on Wednesday to push for rejection of a bill that could loosen protections...
Judge tosses most claims over clearing protesters in DC park
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has dismissed a majority of the claims filed by activists and civil liberties groups who accused the Trump administration...
Hungary’s immunity cards allow packed stands, raise concerns
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Tens of thousands of soccer fans packed the Puskas Arena in Budapest last week to attend Euro 2020 matches. It was...
Belarus denounces Western sanctions as ‘economic war’
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus said Tuesday that the new prospective Western sanctions over its diversion of a passenger plane amount to the declaration of...
Portland police change traffic stop and search procedures
PORTLAND, Ore. — Police in Oregon's largest city are being advised to no longer pursue low-level traffic infractions — including expired plates and broken...