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Bolivia military post seized and soldiers kidnapped
At least 200 soldiers are being held hostage by armed supporters of Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales, the foreign ministry has said. On Friday, Bolivia’s military reported that the armed group had taken control of a military facility near the Bolivian city of Cochabamba. In an update Bolivia’s foreign ministry said the group had “seized…
Read MoreGreek anti-terrorism police accuse three over Athens apartment blast
Greece’s anti-terrorism unit has accused three people of participating in a terrorist group, following a bomb explosion which killed a 36-year-old man and seriously hurt a woman in an apartment in Athens this week, police said on Saturday. Anti-terrorism police suspect the case is linked to anti-establishment guerrilla groups and the blast occurred while the…
Read MoreSikhs march across California urging protections against threats from India on U.S. soil
About 30 people are walking along a dirt path between a rural road and a persimmon orchard, kicking up dust with each step. Children run towards the front of the march, where a group of older men with turbans and thick beards keep the pace at a steady clip. For three weeks in October, a…
Read MoreJoint Statement of the U.S. Department of Justice and the United Kingdom Home Office on a Multilateral Meeting to Address State-Sponsored High-Harm Physical Threats and Other Forms of Transnational Repression
On Oct. 10, the U.S. Department of Justice and the United Kingdom Home Office convened a multilateral meeting at the U.S. Embassy in London to address the urgent challenge of state-sponsored high-harm physical threats and other forms of transnational repression. The meeting was co-chaired by Matthew G. Olsen, Assistant Attorney General for National Security from…
Read MoreGreek police say fatal Athens apartment blast was likely caused by improvised bomb
Greek police said Friday that an explosion in an Athens apartment that killed a man and severely wounded a woman appeared to have been caused by an improvised bomb. Police searching the wrecked apartment seized two handguns and ammunition, authorities said in a statement, as well as mobile phones and other “digital evidence.” The statement…
Read More2 dead, 6 wounded in mass shooting during Halloween celebration in downtown Orlando
Eight people were shot, two fatally in a large crowd celebrating Halloween in downtown Orlando early Friday and a suspect was in custody, authorities said. Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith told reporters the wounded were taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center and were in stable condition. They ranged in age from 19 to 39, he…
Read MoreAttackers set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that backed ousted leader Sheikh Hasina
Attackers set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that supported the country’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina on Thursday night, media reports said. There was no information if anyone was injured. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack on the Jatiya Party offices in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. TV stations and other media said…
Read MoreDeath Toll In Israeli Strikes In Central Gaza Rises To 25 As Beirut Suburb Is Pounded Again
The death toll from Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip rose to 25, including five children, as more bodies have been recovered, while three people were killed in an early morning airstrike near the Lebanese capital, officials said Friday. Sixteen people had initially been reported killed in two strikes on Thursday on the Gaza…
Read MoreSuspect charged with terrorism, hate crime in shooting of Jewish man in Chicago
Authorities in Chicago have charged a suspect accused of shooting a Jewish man walking to a synagogue in the city, then engaging law enforcement in a firefight over the weekend, with federal hate and terrorism charges, alleging he planned the attack and was targeting those of the Jewish faith. Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, was in…
Read MoreMan arrested for arson after allegedly setting fire to SE Austin bridge
A 35-year-old man has been arrested on arson charges after a fire caused an estimated $20,000 in damages to a bridge in southeast Austin last week. According to an arrest affidavit, firefighters responded to a reported trash fire under a bridge at 6406 S. Pleasant Valley Road around 8:56 a.m. on Oct. 24. Fire investigators…
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