BANGKOK — Outrage spread on social media in Myanmar on Wednesday over images and accounts of the alleged killing and burning of 11 villagers captured by government troops in the country’s northwest. Photos and a video of charred corpses in Done Taw village in Sagaing region circulated widely Tuesday. TheyContinue Reading
BERLIN — The German-born father of Chilean presidential frontrunner José Antonio Kast was a member of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party, according to a recently unearthed document obtained by The Associated Press, revelations that appear at odds with the far-right candidate’s own statements about his father’s military service during World WarContinue Reading
Witnesses in Yangon say an army vehicle barreled into a peaceful march of anti-government protesters in military-ruled Myanmar’s biggest city, reportedly killing at least three people By GRANT PECK Associated Press December 5, 2021, 3:50 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BANGKOK — AnContinue Reading
The United Kingdom’s antitrust watchdog has blocked Facebook’s acquisition of GIF-sharing platform Giphy and ordered the social network to reverse the deal ByThe Associated Press November 30, 2021, 10:42 AM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LONDON — The United Kingdom’s antitrust watchdog has blockedContinue Reading
A court has found a leading Egyptian human rights activist guilty of insulting a judicial election commission in a tweet he posted last year following a national vote ByThe Associated Press November 29, 2021, 2:51 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article CAIRO — AContinue Reading
Tunisia’s Interior Ministry says a man who attempted to attack security officials in central Tunis is a known extremist By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press November 27, 2021, 2:04 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s Interior Ministry has said that aContinue Reading
Belarus’ oldest newspaper has been banned on the 115th anniversary of its founding, the latest move in a relentless government crackdown on independent media in the ex-Soviet nation By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press November 23, 2021, 8:53 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article KYIV,Continue Reading
The Qatar-based satellite news network Al-Jazeera says its bureau chief in Sudan has been detained by security forces ByThe Associated Press November 14, 2021, 6:43 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article KHARTOUM, Sudan — The Qatar-based satellite news network Al-Jazeera said Sunday its bureauContinue Reading
QUITO, Ecuador — A prolonged gunbattle between rival gangs inside Ecuador’s largest prison killed at least 68 inmates and wounded 25 on Saturday, while authorities said it took most of the day to regain control at the Litoral Penitentiary, which recently saw the country’s worst prison bloodbath. The killing eruptedContinue Reading
Nobel Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai announced her marriage on Twitter on Tuesday ByThe Associated Press November 9, 2021, 9:23 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LONDON — Nobel Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai announced her marriage on Twitter onContinue Reading