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Mexican immigration officials attacked to free migrants
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 4:51pm
Mexican immigration officials say five gunmen on motorcycles brazenly attacked a government vehicle transporting 25 immigrants and a suspected human trafficker, helping the smuggler and migrants to escape.
LGBTQ festival canceled in Haiti amid threats, gov't order
David McFadden, Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 4:33pm
Organizers of a cultural festival in Haiti celebrating the Afro-Caribbean LGBTQ community said Tuesday that it has been called off due to numerous threats of violence and a subsequent prohibition by a government commissioner.
Prosecutor: Woman burned alive for witchcraft in Peru jungle
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 4:30pm
A woman accused of being a witch was burned alive on a bonfire in an indigenous community in a remote part of the country's Amazon rainforest, authorities said Tuesday.
Battle for besieged Syrian city of Aleppo intensifies
Bassem Mroue and Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 3:42pm
With international diplomacy in tatters and the U.S. focused on its election, the Syrian government and its Russian allies are seizing the moment to wage an all-out campaign to recapture Aleppo, unleashing the most destructive bombing of the past five years and pushing into the center of the Old City.
Colombia's road to peace marred by multiple obstacles
Joshua Goodman, Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 3:41pm
The contrast couldn't be more dramatic: As Colombia's president and the head of its largest guerrilla movement were putting their signatures on a historic peace deal, a 6-year-old boy was killed when he chased a soccer ball into a field and stepped on a land mine left behind during the half-century conflict.
UN report says Sudan violates Darfur sanctions
Michael Astor, Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 3:22pm
The Sudanese government continues to violate sanctions imposed by the Security Council over their actions in Darfur, according to a U.N. report.
Puerto Rico frees 3 men convicted of murder in 1995
Danica Coto, Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 3:04pm
Three men who spent more than 20 years in prison for murder were freed Tuesday in a historic ruling after new tests found none of their DNA on evidence in a case that captivated the U.S. territory.
Confidential UN report details South Sudan threats, violence
Justin Lynch, Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 3:01pm
The U.N. ambulance carried an urgent patient: a local woman in labor. South Sudan government soldiers stopped the ambulance 15 times at checkpoints in the capital, Juba. The Aug. 2 journey, which usually takes 15 minutes, lasted nearly two hours.
Panama asks US to extradite ex-leader Martinelli
Juan Zamorano, Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 2:51pm
Panama has formally asked the United States to extradite former President Ricardo Martinelli in connection with a phone-tapping controversy, the country's foreign ministry said Tuesday.
Toll from Egypt migrant boat sinking rises to more than 200
Maggie Michael, Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 2:01pm
Rescue workers on Tuesday pulled dozens of bodies from the hold of an Egyptian fishing boat that sank in the Mediterranean Sea carrying hundreds of migrants trying to make it to Europe, bringing the toll from the disaster to more than 200 dead.
Women leaders urge UN chief to press for Korea peace treaty
Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 1:31pm
Women leaders from 38 countries urged U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday to fulfill a promise he made in 2007 to start a peace process that would turn the armistice that ended the Korean war into a peace treaty before his term ends on Dec. 31.
US military says it kills 4 al-Shabab fighters in Somalia
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 1:21pm
The U.S. military says it has killed four al-Shabab extremists in Somalia in what it calls airstrikes in self-defense.
India to not participate in regional summit in Pakistan
Muneeza Naqvi, Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 12:42pm
New Delhi will not participate in a meeting of South Asian nations to be held in Islamabad in November, its foreign ministry said in a statement late Tuesday.
Gunmen shoot dead Somalia journalist in capital: Colleague
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 11:22am
A colleague says unidentified gunmen have shot dead a journalist in Somalia's capital.
Health of Israel's Peres deteriorates after major stroke
Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 11:02am
A person close to former Israeli President Shimon Peres says his condition has deteriorated, two weeks after suffering a major stroke.
Gabon's President Bongo sworn in after disputed election
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 11:01am
Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been sworn in for a second seven-year term keeping his family's dynasty in place for decades after winning re-election by a slim margin in a disputed vote.
Somalia delays presidential election by a month amid worries
Abdi Guled, Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 11:01am
Somalia has pushed back its upcoming presidential election by a month, sparking concern in the international community, which has called on all parties to implement the electoral calendar without delay.
South African official blames students for worker's death
Christopher Torchia, Associated Press | Posted Sep 27th - 11:01am
The death of a South African university worker who was hospitalized after a student protest has deepened tensions over unrest roiling campuses across the nation.
