More than 80 people have been killed in Colombia’s northeastern region after attempts at peace talks with the National Liberation Army failed, a Colombian official said. Twenty other people were injured, according to William Villamizar, governor of northern Santander, where many of the killings took place. The victims included community leader Carmelo Guerrero and seven … Read more
A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights violations allegedly took place has been charge with multiple counts of torture after being arrested in July for visa fraud, authorities announced Thursday. Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw Syria’s notorious Adra prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President Bashar al-Assad has … Read more
A man shops at a store in Peshawar, April 27, 2018. — Reuters CPI-based inflation in November rose just 0.5% month-on-month. Reading well below the financial division’s projection. Strengthens the case for a higher reduction rate than expected. Exceeding official forecasts, inflation in Pakistan slowed to 4.9% year-on-year in November 2024, from 7.2% in October, … Read more
The main spokesperson for Hezbollah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on central Beirut on Sunday, an official with the militant group said. The Hezbollah official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media, told The Associated Press that Mohammed Afif was killed in a strike on the … Read more