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By Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) – On Monday morning, Essa Khan was an just another Afghan soldier earning about $200 a month to guard national institutions in Kabul from militant attack. Khan’s overnight fame underlines Afghans’ yearning for good news in a year when violence has risen, Taliban insurgents appear to be gaining ground and a government formed after last year’s messy election is still mired in disputes. Recalling the
By Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) – On Monday morning, Essa Khan was an just another Afghan soldier earning about $200 a month to guard national institutions in Kabul from militant attack. Khan’s overnight fame underlines Afghans’ yearning for good news in a year when violence has risen, Taliban insurgents appear to be gaining ground and a government formed after last year’s messy election is still mired in disputes. Recalling the
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani official: Death toll in southern province struck by heat wave reaches 622.
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani official: Death toll in southern province struck by heat wave reaches 622.
British police have arrested the head of Rwanda’s intelligence service on a Spanish warrant relating to alleged crimes during the conflict in the 1990s, officials said Tuesday, sparking outrage from Kigali. A police spokesman said Karenzi Karake was held on suspicion of war crimes, apparently referring to a 2008 arrest warrant issued by a Spanish court for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and terrorism.
British police have arrested the head of Rwanda’s intelligence service on a Spanish warrant relating to alleged crimes during the conflict in the 1990s, officials said Tuesday, sparking outrage from Kigali. A police spokesman said Karenzi Karake was held on suspicion of war crimes, apparently referring to a 2008 arrest warrant issued by a Spanish court for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and terrorism.
For years, South Carolina lawmakers refused to revisit the Confederate flag on Statehouse grounds, saying the law that took it off the dome was a bipartisan compromise, and renewing the debate would unnecessarily expose divisive wounds.
The husband of Joyce Mitchell, the New York prison worker accused of helping two convicted killers escape, says he knew nothing of his wife’s alleged role in the plot until he was able to speak with her after her arrest.
For years, South Carolina lawmakers refused to revisit the Confederate flag on Statehouse grounds, saying the law that took it off the dome was a bipartisan compromise, and renewing the debate would unnecessarily expose divisive wounds.
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The U.S. will spread about 250 tanks, armored vehicles and other military equipment across six former Soviet bloc nations to help reassure NATO allies facing threats from Russia and terrorist groups, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Tuesday.
