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Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report

Nov. 15, 2024 13:38 PM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021, a rights group said in a report released Friday. Documented airstrikes on villages...

Texas man accused of supporting ISIS charged in federal court

Nov. 14, 2024 19:37 PM EST

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man charged with trying to provide material support to the Islamic State group and planning violent attacks in Houston appeared in federal court Thursday. Anas Said is accused of offering his home as a safe sanctuary for members of ISIS and saying he wants to...

Brazil authorities link bombing in the capital to extremist discourse

Nov. 14, 2024 14:27 PM EST

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice said Thursday that he believes the explosion outside the court in capital Brasilia was the consequence of frequent far-right attacks and hate speech targeting the country’s institutions. “It grew under the guise of a criminal...

Mike Huckabee, Trump's pick for ambassador to Israel, has long called himself a Zionist

Nov. 13, 2024 16:48 PM EST

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be ambassador to Israel, has long rejected a Palestinian state in territory previously seized by Israel and has repeatedly signaled his staunch support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Huckabee,...

Military veteran gets time served for making ricin out of 'curiosity'

Nov. 13, 2024 14:47 PM EST

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Marine Corps veteran who pleaded guilty to making ricin after his contacts with a Virginia militia prompted a federal investigation was sentenced Wednesday to time served after the probe concluded he had no intent to harm others. When the FBI arrested...

Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings faces January trial

Nov. 13, 2024 11:58 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England this summer is scheduled to go on trial early next year, a judge said Wednesday. Axel Rudakubana, 18, will face trial Jan. 20 in...

Today in History: November 13, 130 die in Paris terror attacks

Nov. 13, 2024 00:15 AM EST

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 13, the 318th day of 2024. There are 48 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 13, 2015, Islamic State militants carried out a set of coordinated attacks in Paris at the national stadium, in a crowded concert hall, in restaurants...

Vardis Vardinoyannis, Greek business magnate and Kennedy family friend, dies at 90

Nov. 12, 2024 08:13 AM EST

Vardis J. Vardinoyannis, a powerful and pivotal figure in Greek shipping and energy who survived a terrorist attack and cultivated close ties with the Kennedy family, died Tuesday in Athens. He was 90. His death was announced by Motor Oil Hellas, the petroleum company Vardinoyannis...

Police officer arrested over deadly 2023 suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque

Nov. 12, 2024 07:27 AM EST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A police officer has been arrested in connection with facilitating a suicide bomb attack at a mosque on the premises of a police compound in northwest Pakistan. Provincial police chief Akhtar Hayyat announced the arrest of police constable Mohammad Wali at...

A vaccine opponent is sentenced to 5 years for encouraging terrorism during pandemic

Nov. 11, 2024 13:05 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — An opponent of vaccines who wrote social media posts urging violence against scientists, politicians and public health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic was sentenced Monday to five years in prison after being convicted of encouraging terrorism. A British judge...