MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Somalia’s security forces ended a deadly siege of a beachfront restaurant in the capital, with more than 20 people killed in the attack, a police official said Friday. The security forces took control of the restaurant just before dawn, said Capt. Mohamed Hussein, speaking from the …
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Aid airdrops to Syria’s besieged are called too dangerous
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – As images and reports of starvation in besieged Syrian communities drew an international outcry and two rare aid convoys this month, an urgent question arose: Why not drop food and other needed supplies by air? Humanitarian access is a key issue as the United Nations tries …
Read More »42 migrants drown as 2 smuggling boats sink off Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – At least 42 people, including 17 children, died in two separate incidents of boats smuggling migrants or refugees sinking off two Greek islands overnight into Friday. Dozens survived, and a search and rescue operation was underway for more potential survivors. In the first incident, a wooden …
Read More »Afghan women demand role in peace process
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – As efforts gather pace to renew peace talks with the Taliban, Afghan women still haunted by the insurgents’ brutal rule say they are being left out of the process, and fear that an accommodation with the militants could lead to the loss of hard-won rights. Ending …
Read More »Iraqi PM wants Turkey to pull out troops
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – Iraq’s prime minister is appealing to Turkey to pull its troops out of Iraqi territory and help better fight the Islamic State group, as both grapple with ways to thwart the extremist group that he insists is losing ground. Haider al-Abadi spoke to The Associated Press …
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