Militants kill 4 Tunisian National Guards
Militants killed four members of the National Guard in the mountainous Kasserine region near the Algerian border, Tunisia’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. The brief statement blamed “terrorists” for the attack but gave no other details. Local radio added that the attack took place... read more »
Civilians recount `terrifying` attack on Myanmar aid convoy
Lashio: Civilians fleeing bloody clashes between government troops and ethnic rebels in northeastern Myanmar on Wednesday described crouching in terror as a hail of bullets flew around them in an attack on a local aid convoy that wounded two people.Around a hundred people came under fire as they... read more »
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan surged in 2014, U.N. says
More than 10,500 civilians were killed or wounded in the Afghanistan conflict in 2014, the United Nations reported Wednesday, the highest toll since the world body began counting casualties in 2009. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan documented 3,699 civilian deaths and 6,849 injuries, a... read more »
Haiti Carnival float accident kills 16
At least 16 people were killed early Tuesday in the Haitian capital after a man on top of a musical group’s Carnival float was shocked by high-voltage wires above the street, setting off a panic in which dozens of people were trampled, officials said. The accident occurred as thousands of people... read more »
