Tag: violence
US airline temporarily suspends flights to Haiti's capital after UN helicopter hit by gunfire
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- At least one U.S. airline on Friday temporarily canceled flights to Haiti’s capital after gang members opened fire...
US rights watchdog cites "a climate of fear" in Uganda oil development project
KAMPALA, Uganda -- Oil activities on the shores of Uganda’s Lake Albert have triggered widespread suffering among locals facing forced displacement and other...
On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world
SAO PAULO -- The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and...
Women in Chad defy discrimination and violence to assert their rights to own and control land
BINMAR, Chad -- When Milla Nemoudji, a 28-year-old from a village in southern Chad, divorced her husband following years of physical abuse, she...
Federal prosecutors charge ex-Los Angeles County deputies in sham raid and $37M extortion
LOS ANGELES -- Two former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies and two former foreign military officials have been charged with threatening a Chinese...
Ex-partner of Argentina's former president Alberto Fernández accuses him of abuse
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- The ex-partner of former Argentine President Alberto Fernández has accused him of physically and emotionally abusing her, according to...