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One gun, 34 dead: Inside Ecuador's war on black-market weapons
QUITO - The gun - a 9-milimeter pistol - blazed a violent trail even by the standards of one of Ecuador's most dangerous neighborhoods,...
Jun 29, 20245 min read


Haiti PM travels to US as Kenyan police patrol capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille left Port-au-Prince on Friday to travel to Washington and New York, as freshly...
Jun 29, 20242 min read


How Sweden's youth homes nurtured killers, creating Europe's gun crime capital
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - The killer was only 14 and had lived in youth homes as a ward of the authorities since he was eight. A year ago, a...
Jun 24, 20246 min read


Three people killed, 10 wounded in Arkansas supermarket shooting
A shooter opened fire at an Arkansas supermarket on Friday, killing three civilians and wounding 10 other people, including two police...
Jun 22, 20241 min read


Police fire tear gas, water cannon at anti-tax protesters in Kenya capital
NAIROBI -Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of demonstrators in Nairobi on Thursday as coordinated...
Jun 20, 20242 min read


Kenyan parliament panel recommends scrapping some new taxes amid protests
NAIROBI - A Kenyan parliamentary panel has recommended that the government scrap new taxes on items like cars and bread that were...
Jun 18, 20242 min read


Honduras rolls out widespread gang crackdown
TEGUCIGALPA -Honduran authorities announced a slate of measures on Friday intended to cut down on organized crime, including the...
Jun 15, 20242 min read


Police monitor Taylor Swift gig decibels as Madrid locals fume at noise
MADRID - Police measured the decibel count of Taylor Swift's concert in Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium after locals have complained of...
May 30, 20242 min read


Hundreds of Tunisian president's supporters protest against 'foreign interference'
TUNIS - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Tunis on Sunday in support of President Kais Saied amid widespread criticism at home and...
May 19, 20242 min read


Swedish police investigate shooting near Israeli embassy in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM -Swedish police launched an investigation and stepped up security around Israeli and Jewish interests in the country after a...
May 18, 20241 min read


France sends more police in bid to restore calm in New Caledonia
SYDNEY/PARIS -The French government sent more police to the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Thursday and said it would crack down on...
May 16, 20243 min read


New Caledonia deploys more police as 'streets on fire' over voting reform
WELLINGTON/PARIS -Authorities in the French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia sent more police onto the streets, shut the...
May 14, 20243 min read
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