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Vietnamese helping victims of Agent Orange used by US troops in Vietnam War among Magsaysay winners

Aug. 31, 2024 02:03 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Vietnamese doctor who has helped seek justice for victims of the powerful defoliant dioxin “Agent Orange” used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War is among this year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards — regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prizes....

Indian police fire tear gas and water cannons at rally against rape and killing of trainee doctor

Aug. 27, 2024 20:57 PM EDT

KOLKATA, India (AP) — Police in India fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of a top elected official in the country's east, accusing her of mishandling an investigation into a rape and killing of a resident doctor earlier this month. ...

Haitian police tear-gas peaceful protesters as they demand help in stopping gangs

Aug. 19, 2024 17:35 PM EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti's capital tear-gassed hundreds of peaceful protesters Monday as they called on law enforcement to help them stop the gangs that have been violently seizing control of their neighborhoods. Protesters burned tires to show their anger over...

Police in Kenya fire tear gas at protesters as new Cabinet ministers are sworn in

Aug. 08, 2024 13:01 PM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police on Thursday fired tear gas at protesters in Nairobi calling for the president's resignation as a new Cabinet was being sworn in, the latest in the deadly turmoil that has gripped the East African nation over the summer. Protests in Kenya first...

Police fire gunshots and tear gas to quell mass protests over Nigeria's economy. At least 2 killed

Aug. 01, 2024 20:39 PM EDT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Security forces fired gunshots and tear gas to quell mass protests across Nigeria on Thursday as thousands, mostly young people, poured onto the streets to rally against the country's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. At least two people were reported killed. ...