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Extremist rebels kill at least 15 civilians in eastern Congo, rights group says
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 15 people were killed by extremist attacks in eastern Congo's North Kivu province, a rights group said Friday. Fighters with the Allied Democratic Forces —believed to have ties with the Islamic State group — attacked people for multiple days...
Palestinians say Israeli troops kill man at West Bank checkpoint; Israel says he attacked a soldier
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank Friday, and the military said the man attacked a solider before he was shot. The army said the man arrived at the checkpoint...
Kosovo complains of biased western envoys in talks with its former foe Serbia
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister on Thursday complained of bias against his country from the United States and the European Union and tolerance of what he called Serbia’s authoritarian regime. Prime Minister Albin Kurti said his Cabinet took a different stance....
Shooting connected to Palestinian criminal groups in northern Israel kills 5
JERUSALEM (AP) — Five people were killed in a shooting Thursday in an Arab town in northern Israel, police said, the latest in a wave of criminal violence tearing through the country's Palestinian communities. Israel's Haaretz newspaper said a gunman arrived at a car wash in the...
Local representative says ethnic clashes at U.N. site in South Sudan kill at least 13 people
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A local representative says at least 13 people are dead and 21 have been wounded in clashes at a United Nations site in South Sudan for the protection of displaced civilians. The fighting erupted Thursday morning in the Malakal site between members of the...
Owner of funeral homes accused of spraying insecticide at cops, assaulting media at Jan. 6 riot
An owner of several funeral homes on Long Island was arrested Wednesday on charges that he sprayed wasp killer at police officers and attacked journalists — including an Associated Press photographer — during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said. Peter G....
Too many people in NYC are stopped, searched and frisked illegally, federal monitor says
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's reliance on the tactic known as “stop and frisk" as part of a new initiative to combat gun violence is harming communities of color and running afoul of the law, a court-appointed federal monitor reported Monday. Monitor Mylan Denerstein said the...
Senegal violence threatens country's stability as experts call on government to instill calm
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal experts called on the government on Monday to instill calm after days of the deadliest violence in years and concerns it could have lasting consequences. Days of clashes between security forces and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko have...
More than 2 million people displaced, Burkina Faso's government says, as aid falls short
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has made Burkina Faso a country with one of the world's fastest-growing populations of internally displaced people, with the number mushrooming by more than 2,000% since 2019, according to government data. ...
Death toll from Senegal protests rises to 15 as opposition supporters clash with police
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The number of people killed in days of clashes between Senegalese police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has now risen to 15, including two security officers, the government said on Saturday. While Dakar was calmer on Saturday, clashes...
