DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – More than 20 people, including those who had been displaced from their homes, were killed on Sunday near Menaka in northeastern Mali, a pro-government armed group said Wednesday. “Armed men broke into a camp not far from the locality of Izingaz, commune of Ihinita, circle of Tidermene, Menaka region, on June...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – Eleven of 61 passengers who were abducted by terrorists more than two months ago in a train attack in northwest Kaduna State in Nigeria have been released, officials said Saturday. Spokesman for the negotiator, Tukur Mamu, said, “six females and five males” were freed. They were abducted March 28 on a […]...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The foreign ministers of Libya, Tunisia and Algeria held on Friday a joint consultation session in Tunis to discuss ties and regional developments, statements released after the meeting said. Tunisia’s Othman Jerandi, Libya’s Najla Mangoush and Algeria’s Ramtane Lamamra deliberated on ways to impro...
WASHINGTON (AA) – At least three people were killed after a gunman opened fire Thursday at a manufacturing facility in the US state of Maryland, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the shooting at Columbia Machine Inc. in the town of Smithsburg at approximately 2.30 p.m. Eastern Time (1830GMT)...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Four soldiers part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali were wounded Wednesday while repelling a terror attack in the Kidal region. The peacekeepers’ convoy faced direct fire from small arms and rocket-propelled grenades for about one hour, said the mission’s spokesman Olivier Salgado. The ...
Beirut, Lebanon – (AFP): Palestinians in Beirut on Monday marked the 50th anniversary of a deadly attack carried out by members of the Japanese Red Army at Israel’s Lod airport. Kozo Okamoto, the only surviving member of the three-man commando that killed 26 people on May 30, 1972, at the airport near Tel Aviv, made […]
ANKARA (AA) – The EU has added a group and two people to its list of sanctions against the ISIS and al-Qaeda terrorist organizations. “The measures target Hurras al-Din, a Syria-based al-Qaeda affiliated group, its leader Faruq al-Suri, and its religious leader Sami al-Aridi,” read a statement from the European Council. The group has been [&he...
BERLIN (AA) – The family of the 1993 Solingen arson attack victims has called for stronger unity against racism and right-wing extremism in Germany. Kamil Genc, who lost his two daughters and two sisters in the racist attack, called on people to join the commemoration events on Sunday, in the western city of Solingen. The […]
HOUSTON, Texas (AA) – A fourth-grader survived the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, by covering herself with a classmate’s blood and playing dead. The shooter killed 19 children and two adults on Tuesday. Miah Cerillo, 11, told CNN she was watching a movie with classmates when the shooter came to the room. […]...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Finland is in “open, direct, constructive dialogue” with Turkiye, the Finnish foreign minister said on Friday as Helsinki pushes its bid to join the NATO alliance. Pekka Haavisto said Finland has been in “active contact” with Ankara amid Turkish disagreements over Finland and Sweden’s membe...
