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Mozambique threatens to deploy soldiers to quell post-election protests

Nov. 06, 2024 10:50 AM EST

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambican authorities have threatened to deploy soldiers to quell post-election protests that have engulfed the country after the opposition rejected the results of the country's polls which saw the governing Frelimo party extend its 49-year rule. ...

AI-powered weapons scanners used in NYC subway found zero guns in one month test

Oct. 24, 2024 14:17 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A pilot program testing AI-powered weapons scanners inside some New York City subway stations this summer did not detect any passengers with firearms — but falsely alerted more than 100 times, according to newly released police data. Through nearly 3,000 searches,...

Parents of Massachusetts high schooler disciplined for using AI sue school

Oct. 22, 2024 17:54 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — The parents of a high school senior in Massachusetts argued in federal court in Boston on Tuesday that their son was unfairly punished for using artificial intelligence while researching a history project, harming his prospects for acceptance to an elite college. ...

Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease overcrowding

Sep. 21, 2024 14:52 PM EDT

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo said they released 600 prisoners in the country's main prison on Saturday as part of a process aimed at decongesting overcrowded prisons. Justice Minister Constant Mutamba announced the move during a ceremony at Makala Central Prison in...

Cambodia's leader says arrested protesters were trying to overthrow the government

Sep. 05, 2024 11:54 AM EDT

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s leader on Thursday condemned international human rights groups for criticizing the arrest of nearly 100 people for protesting against a decades-old regional development agreement with neighboring countries. London-based Amnesty International...

Most suspects in a 2023 anti-Christian rampage in Pakistan are still at large, a rights group says

Aug. 16, 2024 09:26 AM EDT

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Most of the suspects in a rampage last year against minority Christians in eastern Pakistan over alleged blasphemy are not in custody and authorities have failed to deliver justice to the victims, a human rights group said Friday. “More than 90% of the...

As Nigerians marched against hunger, security forces responded with gunshots and force, killing 22

Aug. 08, 2024 12:07 PM EDT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Ismail Musa was out having tea with his brother Jamilu when they first heard the gunshots. Musa ran to hide under a table but was hit by a bullet fired to disperse protesters in northern Nigeria’s Kano state. The 23-year-old barely made it halfway to the hospital. ...