War & Conflict
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Disastrous toll of criminalizing drug use in US
Oct 12, 2016News Hour: The massive enforcement of laws criminalizing personal drug use and possession in the United States causes devastating harm, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said in a joint report released... -
Prominent journalist Cyril Almeida barred from leaving Pakistan
Oct 12, 2016News Hour: A leading Pakistani journalist has been banned from leaving the country after writing a column that exposed significant rifts between the civilian government and the military. The report, written by journalist Cyril Almeida for... -
3 people killed during pitched gun battles in Rio de Janeiro
Oct 11, 2016News Hour: Three people were killed and five wounded during pitched gun battles on Monday between Brazilian police and drug traffickers in two Rio slums, triggering panic in the nearby Copacabana and Ipanema tourist areas. Two... -
8 civilians killed in a firefight between the army and rebels in Congo
Oct 10, 2016News Hour: At least eight civilians have been killed during a firefight between the army and rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Gilbert Kambale, a civil society leader, told AFP news agency on... -
France to demand to investigate war crimes committed in Syria’s Aleppo
Oct 10, 2016News Hour: France has announced it will ask the international criminal court to investigate possible war crimes committed in Syria’s Aleppo. Russian-backed Syria forces have made significant advances in its renewed two-week-old offensive in Aleppo, seizing... -
Palestinian kills 2 people in Jerusalem before being shot dead
Oct 9, 2016News Hour: A Palestinian who was due to begin a prison term in Israel next week went on a shooting spree on Sunday, killing a pedestrian and a police officer in Jerusalem before being shot dead... -
Police arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of two officers in Palm Springs, California
Oct 9, 2016News Hour: Police arrested a suspect early on Sunday in the fatal shooting of two officers and the wounding of a third in Palm Springs, California, after an hours-long standoff that began with a report of... -
More than 140 people killed in air strike at funeral ceremony in Yemen
Oct 9, 2016News Hour: More than 140 people were killed and more than 525 wounded on Saturday when air strikes hit a funeral ceremony in Yemen, a United Nations official said, with Huthi rebels blaming the attack on... -
Former rebel group leader killed by a mine explosion in northern Mali
Oct 9, 2016News Hour: A leader of a former rebel group in northern Mali was killed on Saturday by a mine explosion in Kidal in the country’s north, military and ex-rebel sources said. Cheikh Ag Aoussa’s car “was... -
Hopes for revival pinned on Afghan palace restoration
Oct 9, 2016News Hour: After years of abandonment, the ruined Darul Aman palace in Kabul, one of the most recognizable symbols of Afghanistan’s decades of war, is to be restored in a project authorities hope will come to...
