Tag: War and unrest
War’s timeline as Syrians mark 10 years since uprising began
BEIRUT — Syrians are marking 10 years since peaceful protests against President Bashar Assad’s government erupted in March 2011, touching off a popular uprising...
Army under fire from Congress over Fort Hood response
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers expressed frustration Tuesday with how slowly improvements are being made to criminal investigation at Fort Hood, Texas, where rates of violent...
Kosovo’s new parliament convenes next week to nominate PM
<p>PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s new parliament holds its first session next week to discuss and likely nominate the new prime minister.</p>
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State TV: Iran inaugurates new underground missile facility
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Monday inaugurated a new underground facility designated for missile storage, the country's state TV reported.
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Hungarian far-right party protests lockdown
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Demonstrators in Hungary’s capital broke a ban on public gatherings on Monday to demand an end to the country's lockdown restrictions,...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro moves to arm base, alarming gun experts
<p>SAO PAULO — Katia Sastre was walking her 7-year-old to class in Suzano, a violent city near Sao Paulo, when she saw a young...
Ex-Mali coup leader won’t stand trial for 2012 killings
BAMAKO, Mali — The man who overthrew Mali’s president in 2012, former Gen. Amadou Haya Sanogo, will no longer stand trial on charges he...
Syrians in rebel-held Idlib mark 10 years since uprising
BEIRUT — Thousands of Syrians in the last opposition-held area of the country protested Monday, marking 10 years since the start of a popular...
Kosovo’s new parliament convenes next week to nominate PM
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s new parliament holds its first session next week to discuss and likely nominate the new prime minister.
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Japan, US to share China concern as ministers meet in Tokyo
<p>TOKYO — Defense and foreign ministers from the U.S. and Japan are to discuss their concern over China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region...