Latest Violence News
German soccer mourns death of 15-year-old player who died after tournament brawl
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...
Authorities in western Mexico find 45 bags with human remains
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in northern Mexican have found 45 bags containing human remains in a gorge on the outskirts of Guadalajara and are trying to determine how many bodies are there. The bags found at a forest overlook contained remains of men and women, the state...
Ex-UN head Ban calls for more diplomatic pressure on Myanmar's military leaders
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
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
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
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
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
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...
US cities hope crime strategies keep homicide numbers dropping and prevent summer surge
CHICAGO (AP) — An expected bump in violent crime this summer has mayors and police officials around the U.S. rolling out familiar strategies of making officers more visible and engaging with community groups, in some cases leaning on civilians to enforce curfews and keep the peace. ...
Serbian border troops on high alert after ethnic clashes inside Kosovo
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Serbian troops on the border with Kosovo were put on high alert Friday following clashes inside Kosovo between police and ethnic Serbs that injured more than a dozen people. Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, who are a majority in that part of the country, had...
