Civil Unrest
Haiti police battle gunmen who killed president, amid fears of chaos
By Andre Paultre PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haiti's security forces were locked in a fierce gun battle on Wednesday with assailants who...
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Haiti may slip deeper into lawlessness after president’s killing
(Reuters) - Haitian President Jovenel Moise was shot dead overnight on Wednesday, stoking fears of deepening chaos in an impoverished...
Read moreRocket attack targets U.S. embassy inside Baghdad’s Green Zone -Iraqi security sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two rockets were fired at the U.S. embassy inside Baghdad's Greene Zone early on Thursday, Iraqi security...
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18 Nigerian villagers killed by suspected Islamist militants -officials
BAUCHI/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -Suspected Islamist militants killed 18 people when they attacked a village in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, two...
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Taliban looted, torched Afghan homes after evicting residents: Human Rights Watch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taliban fighters in northern Afghanistan last month evicted families and looted and torched their homes in apparent...
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Kidnappers demand food for children seized in Nigeria school raid
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Kidnappers who abducted more than 100 students from a boarding school in Nigeria's Kaduna state warned...
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Violence in Haiti could slow efforts to fight pandemic, says PAHO
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A spate of violence in Haiti could hinder the Caribbean country's response to the coronavirus pandemic,...
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Ahmed Jibril, founder of pro-Syrian Palestinian guerrilla faction, dies at 83
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Ahmed Jibril, whose Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command was one of the...
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Analysis: Myanmar turmoil deepens as clashes spread
(Reuters) - The farming town of Depayin joined Myanmar's list of shattered communities when the army moved in to crush...
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Haitian assassins falsely claimed to be U.S. drug agents, envoy to U.S. says
By Daphne Psaledakis and Doyinsola Oladipo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gunmen who assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise falsely identified themselves as...
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Colombia must hold dialogue, punish police abuse, rights panel says
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's government must hold genuine dialogue with civil society and ensure punishment for...
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U.N. chief urges calm in Haiti, Security Council likely to meet
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced Haitian President Jovenel Moise's assassination, while the U.N. Security...
Read moreEthiopia says aid flights to Tigray allowed, but none has yet left the capital
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Wednesday that it had allowed humanitarian flights to its northern Tigray region this...
Read moreTurkey mulls possible visit of Lithuanian delegation on migration – sources
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is considering agreeing to a visit by a Lithuanian delegation in the coming weeks to hold...
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Reactions to assassination of Haitian president – ‘abhorrent’, ‘vile’
(Reuters) -Following are reactions from world leaders and governments to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. UNITED NATIONS U.N....
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Philippines seeks U.S. help on data recorders for plane crash probe
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will send black boxes of a Lockheed C-130 aircraft that crashed at the weekend to...
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With aid in balance, Syrians who fled Assad fear deeper hardship
By Mahmoud Hassano IDLIB PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) - Having fled their homes to escape President Bashar al-Assad's rule, many of...
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French envoy slams Lebanon PM for shifting blame on economic collapse
BEIRUT (Reuters) -The French ambassador has rebuked Lebanon's prime minister for saying the country is under siege and blamed years...
Read moreUN rights expert calls for sanctions on Myanmar’s oil and gas sector
GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights investigator called on states on Wednesday to impose economic sanctions on Myanmar's...
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Nigerian lawmakers approve $2.4 billion to fight violence, fund vaccines
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's parliament passed a 983 billion naira ($2.4 billion) supplementary budget on Wednesday to...
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