Latest Violence News

Death toll from Senegal protests rises to 15 as opposition supporters clash with police

Jun. 03, 2023 18:12 PM EDT

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...

Protesters back on the streets of Belgrade as president ignores calls to stand down

Jun. 03, 2023 15:35 PM EDT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital on Saturday for a fifth time in a month, following two mass shootings that shook the nation, even as the country’s populist president rejected any responsibility for the crisis and ignored the protesters' demands...

Authorities in western Mexico find dozens of bags with human remains

Jun. 02, 2023 01:14 AM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in western Mexico have told families of eight missing youths that among the human remains found in dozens of bags in a gorge on the outskirts of Guadalajara were some that preliminarily appeared to match characteristics of some of the missing young people. ...

German soccer mourns death of 15-year-old player who died after tournament brawl

Jun. 01, 2023 16:26 PM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer federation will hold a weekend of mourning for the 15-year-old player who died after a post-match brawl at an international youth tournament last weekend. “This incredibly sad and shocking act at a soccer tournament for juniors leaves us...

Ex-UN head Ban calls for more diplomatic pressure on Myanmar's military leaders

May. 31, 2023 10:27 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that he was communicating with authorities in military-run Myanmar as well as members of the armed resistance following a surprise visit to the country last month, and called for more diplomatic pressure on the...

NATO to send 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests

May. 30, 2023 17:30 PM EDT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — NATO will send 700 more troops to northern Kosovo to help quell violent protests after clashes with ethnic Serbs there left 30 international soldiers wounded, the alliance announced Tuesday. The latest violence in the region has stirred fear of a renewal of...

China expresses support for Serbia in renewed Kosovo clashes involving NATO troops

May. 30, 2023 05:58 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday expressed its support for Serbia’s efforts to “safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity” following renewed violence between ethnic Serbs and NATO peacekeeping troops in Kosovo. China’s ruling Communist Party has long been a critic...

Massachusetts beach reopens on Memorial Day after pair of shootings

May. 29, 2023 12:52 PM EDT

REVERE, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts State Police temporarily closed Revere Beach because of a pair of shootings that injured three people as violence erupted over the holiday weekend. The popular beach reopened on Memorial Day, hours after bedlam erupted Sunday evening in Revere,...

Jewish settlers erect religious school in evacuated West Bank outpost after Israel repeals ban

May. 29, 2023 11:17 AM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank said Monday they erected a religious school in a dismantled outpost after Israel's government lifted a ban on settlements in several evacuated areas in the northern part of the territory. Also Monday, a Palestinian...

India's northeast remains on edge after ethnic clashes as home minister plans visit

May. 29, 2023 10:57 AM EDT

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Shootings and arson continued Monday in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, where clashes between security forces and tribal insurgents the previous day killed five people, media reports said. The state, which borders Myanmar, has been roiled by violence...