Tag: War and unrest
US demands status of all Syrian detainees be made public
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The United States demanded Tuesday that the status of tens of thousands of civilians detained in Syria during the country’s 10-year...
Armenian leader scores political point in spat with military
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia's prime minister scored a political point Tuesday in his spat with the top military brass, advancing his motion to fire...
Palestinian Authority faces criticism over vaccine rollout
<p>RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority's decision to divert some of its tiny stockpile of coronavirus vaccines to senior officials, soccer players and...
Iran: Militants attack Revolutionary Guard unit in southeast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An armed separatist group in Iran’s restive southeast assaulted a vehicle carrying members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard paramilitary force...
Macron reveals more torture by French army in Algeria war
<p>PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron has met with four grandchildren of an Algerian independence fighter to tell them that Ali Boumendjel had been tortured...
Guatemala: 5 migrants survived January massacre of 19
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan authorities said Tuesday that five migrants survived the Jan. 22 massacre of 19 people, including 16 Guatemalans, in northern Mexico....
Ethiopia now calls Axum massacre allegations ‘credible’
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia on Wednesday said it is investigating “credible allegations of atrocities and human rights abuses” in its embattled Tigray region, including...
US demands status of all Syrian detainees be made public
UNITED NATIONS — The United States demanded Tuesday that the status of tens of thousands of civilians detained in Syria during the country’s 10-year...
Sudan official: Tribal clashes kill at least 10 in Darfur
<p>CAIRO — Tribal clashes in Sudan’s western Darfur region killed at least 10 people Wednesday, a senior security official said, the latest bout of...
Palestinian Authority faces criticism over vaccine rollout
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority's decision to divert some of its tiny stockpile of coronavirus vaccines to senior officials, soccer players and...