Tag: War and unrest
Group: Sudan forces disperse protest in Khartoum; 2 killed
<p>CAIRO — Two protesters were killed when Sudanese security forces dispersed a demonstration late Tuesday in the capital of Khartoum, a local medical group...
UN experts: Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis
UNITED NATIONS — The head of a U.N. team investigating atrocities in Iraq announced Monday it has found “clear and compelling evidence” that Islamic...
100 days in power, Myanmar junta holds pretense of control
BANGKOK — After Myanmar’s military seized power by ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, they couldn’t even make the trains run...
French man arrested in Central African Republic
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Police have arrested a French national accused of supporting rebels in volatile Central African Republic after discovering a cache...
Israeli airstrikes hit Hamas commander’s home, Gaza tunnels
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting the high-rise home of a Hamas field commander and two...
Iran rejects US claim that speedboats sparked encounter
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday rejected the U.S. Navy's claim that fast-approaching Iranian speedboats in the Strait of Hormuz sparked...
Coroner rules victims in 1971 Belfast shooting were innocent
LONDON — A coroner in Northern Ireland has ruled that 10 people killed during a military operation in west Belfast 50 years ago were...
Decision on Minuteman to shape US nuclear policy for decades
WASHINGTON — For 50 years the Minuteman missile has been armed and ready, day and night, for nuclear war on a moment's notice. It...
UN experts: Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The head of a U.N. team investigating atrocities in Iraq announced Monday it has found “clear and compelling evidence” that Islamic...