Key Pakistani Islamist party begins sit-in to protest increase in electricity bills

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of a key Islamist party began a sit-in protest in the garrison city of Rawalpindi late Friday after authorities detained dozens to prevent them from holding the rally in Pakistan's neighboring capital, citing security reasons, officials said. ...

In President Milei's sit-down with Macron, Argentina says the leaders get past soccer chant fallout

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Javier Milei and French President Emmanuel Macron met Friday in Paris where they appeared to put aside recent controversy stemming from their countries' fierce soccer rivalry. The meeting comes after a video clip spread online...

A prominent Myanmar Christian leader is released from prison for a second time in 4 months

BANGKOK (AP) — A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority was released from prison earlier this week, a member of a Kachin peace organization said Wednesday. The Rev. Hkalam Samson was first arrested in December 2022. In...

Police arrest protesters against Gaza war during sit-in at congressional office building ahead of Netanyahu speech

The Israeli military says it has struck "military targets" of Houthi rebels in Yemen in response to attacks on Israel

Pakistan says it arrested an al-Qaida leader who was a close aide to Osama bin Laden

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan counterterrorism police have arrested an al-Qaida leader who was a close aide to Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, officials said Friday. Deputy inspector general of police Usman Gondal identified...

South Dakota city to scrap code enforcement crackdown

Applause rang out among residents at the city council meeting in Faith on Tuesday when the council voted to begin the process of rescinding a new code enforcement policy that has drawn the ire of some locals. After weeks of negative feedback over a recent property code enforcement...

4 Indian soldiers are killed in a gunfight with suspected rebels in disputed Kashmir

NEW DELHI (AP) — Four Indian soldiers were killed in a gunfight with suspected rebels fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region of Kashmir, the Indian military said Tuesday. The soldiers were killed late Monday when they were fired at by militants hiding in the forests of...

4 Pakistani soldiers and 5 insurgents are killed in coordinated suicide attacks at military facility

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle and other insurgents opened fire near the outer wall of a military facility in northwestern Pakistan early Monday, killing at least four soldiers and wounding dozens, including civilians, officials said. ...

Book Review: Gonzo journalist Barrett Brown’s memoir a piquant take on hacktivism’s rise

His talents in full flower and basking in public admiration, gonzo journalist and inveterate anti-establishment troublemaker Barrett Brown is jailed in his native Texas on various federal felony charges. It is 2013 and Brown’s adventures have included helping Anonymous hacktivists...