Tag: War and unrest
Cyprus forest fire that killed 4 now under control
NICOSIA, Cyprus — A deadly brush fire that claimed four lives and has been described as the most destructive blaze in Cyprus' 61-year history...
Kosovo: Serb ex-police officer jailed for rape during war
PRISTINA, Kosovo — A Kosovar court on Monday sentenced to 10 years in prison a Serbian ex-policeman accused of raping an ethnic Albanian woman...
Loved and decried, El Salvador’s populist leader is defiant
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — In the narrow, gang-controlled alleys of the Las Palmas neighborhood, struggling Salvadorans are untroubled by actions of their president...
Israel looks to renew law that keeps out Palestinian spouses
JERUSALEM — Israel's parliament is set to vote Monday on whether to renew a temporary law first enacted in 2003 that bars Arab citizens...
20 years after 9/11, lawsuit against Saudis hits key moment
WASHINGTON — As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches, victims' relatives are pressing the courts to answer what they see...
US vacates key Afghan base; pullout target now ‘late August’
WASHINGTON — Nearly 20 years after invading Afghanistan to oust the Taliban and hunt down al-Qaida, the U.S. military has vacated its biggest airfield...
Afghan pullout has US spies reorienting in terrorism fight
WASHINGTON — The two-decade war in Afghanistan has given U.S. spies a perch for keeping tabs on terrorist groups that might once again use...
Egypt opens naval base, latest example of military build-up
CAIRO — Egypt’s president inaugurated a new naval base on the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, the latest example of the government’s military build-up.
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Palestinians: Israeli forces kill man in West Bank clashes
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man Saturday evening during clashes in the occupied West Bank.
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EXPLAINER: When is the US war in Afghanistan really over?
WASHINGTON — As the last U.S. combat troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, the question arises: When is the war really over?
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