Prosecutors: Rwandan Hutu extremist group leaders arrested in Germany
Hutu extremist group leaders arrested in Germany Afghanistan’s future imperiled by ex-warlords in government amid pressure to end corruption
Afghan future threatened by ex-warlords in gov’t Suicide bombing in crowded Pakistani market kills anti-Taliban mayor, 11 others
Pakistan bomb kills anti-Taliban mayor, 11 others Rival Somali pirates, militias fight for custody of British couple, say commander, elder
Rival Somali groups fight over British couple Prosecutor reopens prelim probe into Colombian VP’s meetings with far-right militiasBOGOTA — Colombia’s acting chief prosecutor is reopening a preliminary investigation into Vice President Francisco Santos over meetings the politician held with far-right militia leaders as a journalist. Human rights groups: More than 1,000 killed and 900,000 displaced in eastern CongoJOHANNESBURG — More than 1,000 civilians have been killed and nearly 900,000 displaced in eastern Congo by Rwandan Hutu militiamen and Congolese forces since January, humanitarian groups said Tuesday. Suspect accused of orchestrating killings of thousands in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide is arrestedKAMPALA, Uganda — A top suspect wanted for orchestrating the killings of thousands of people in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide — including children, hospital patients, priests and even an elderly and revered African queen — has been captured, police said Tuesday. Iran replaces head of feared Basij militia with officer under UN sanctionsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader has replaced the head of the feared militia at the center of the postelection crackdown with a senior military officer under U.N. sanctions for links to the country’s ballistic missile program, state media reported Monday. Iran’s supreme leader replaces head of feared militia as part of military reshuffleTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state news agency is reporting that the country’s supreme leader has named several new military commanders, including a new head of the militia force at the center of the postelection crackdown. Splits in Somali insurgency deepen as Somali Islamist groups fight over port city, killing 5MOGADISHU, Somalia — Fighting between rival Islamist factions over control of a key Somali port city killed at least five people on Thursday, residents and medical staff said, in the first concrete sign of a major split in the Islamist alliance threatening the fragile U.N.-backed government. Colombian prosecutors, military unearth 35 bodies of peasants, rebels in separate mass gravesBOGOTA — The chief prosecutor’s office said Friday it has unearthed the remains of 17 peasants tortured and killed at a ranch that belonged to the since-slain, far-right militia leader Carlos Castano in Colombia’s northwest. FBI investigates allegations American youth was Somali suicide bomberNAIROBI, Kenya — FBI agents are investigating whether an American teenager detonated one of two stolen U.N. vehicles packed with explosives at a peacekeepers base in Somalia, killing 21 people last week. Intelligence officials say suspected US missile attack kills 12 in northwestern PakistanMIR ALI, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. missile strike killed 12 people in northwestern Pakistan, intelligence officials said — the latest in a spate of attacks close to the Afghan border that have squeezed al-Qaida and the Taliban. Intelligence officials say suspected US missile attack kills 4 in northwestern PakistanMIR ALI, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. missile strike killed four people in northwestern Pakistan late Thursday, intelligence officials said — the latest in a spate of attacks close to the Afghan border that have squeezed al-Qaida and the Taliban. Intelligence officials say suspected US drone attack kills 4 in northwestern PakistanMIR ALI, Pakistan — Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed four people in northwestern Pakistan. Taliban ambush convoy, killing 4 prominent tribal elders, 2 others in northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants ambushed a convoy of prominent anti-Taliban tribal elders in volatile northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, spraying their cars with gunfire and killing nine people, police said. Rwandan accused of diverting international donations to genocide militiaARUSHA, Tanzania — A former Rwandan minister is accused of diverting funds from international donors to murderous militias during the 1994 genocide that killed more than 500,000 people, a prosecutor at a U.N.-backed court said Wednesday. Pakistan official says bomb blast kills 2 people at security checkpoint in country’s northwestPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A Pakistani official says a bomb blast has killed two people at a security checkpoint in the country’s northwest. Pakistan police say they raided US-contracted security firm for illegal weapons possessionISLAMABAD — Police raided a Pakistani security firm that helps protect the U.S. Embassy on Saturday, seizing 70 allegedly unlicensed weapons and arresting two people. The incident follows a series of scandals surrounding American use of private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. Witness says 2 large explosions rock African Union peacekeepers base in MogadishuMOGADISHU, Somalia — Two suicide car bombs bearing U.N. logos exploded at the main base of African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu, sending plumes of black smoke into the air, witnesses and officials said Thursday. There was no immediate word on casualties. Pakistan welcomes former Taliban fighters in battle against militant networkDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — They wear their hair and beards long, Taliban style, and support attacks on U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan. Yet the fighters are tolerated and — many believe — backed by Pakistan because they share a common enemy: the country’s most deadly terror network. Myanmar says tip-off from China led to border clash with ethnic forcesYANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar troops were acting on a tip-off from China when they seized an illegal arms factory last month, triggering several days of clashes with an ethnic militia that sent more than 30,000 refugees fleeing across the border into China, an official said. Ethnic rebels flee Myanmar, abandoning weapons and uniforms for safe haven in south ChinaMENG PENG, China — Hundreds of ethnic rebels have fled clashes in northeastern Myanmar, surrendering their weapons and uniforms to Chinese border police and crossing to safety after several days of skirmishes with Myanmar government troops. Fighting in Myanmar sending refugees to China, underscoring Beijing’s border woesBEIJING — China has told Myanmar to put an end to fighting with an ethnic militia that has sent 10,000 people fleeing across their border, a strong response underscoring the Communist country’s concerns about potential instability. Beijing urges Myanmar to end fighting in border area as refugees flee into ChinaBEIJING — Beijing has called on neighboring Myanmar to end combat operations in a border area after at least 10,000 people fled into China in recent days. 10,000 refugees flood China’s Yunnan province after fleeing fighting in MyanmarBEIJING — About 10,000 people have fled northern Myanmar for China to escape fighting between the military and ethnic minority militias, the government in China’s Yunnan province said Friday. Gay men in Iraq targeted in brutal campaign of torture and murder, human rights group saysBAGHDAD — Militiamen are torturing and killing gay Iraqi men with impunity in a systematic campaign that has spread from Baghdad to several other cities, a prominent human rights group said in a report. Ecuador says civilian defense committees must protect ‘revolution’ from Honduras-style coupQUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador wants to create local citizen committees that would defend the government and its “revolution” — sparking criticism that the president aims to control opponents in a system reminiscent of Cuba or Venezuela. Report: Officials see rise in militia groups across the country, similar to the ’90s movementWASHINGTON — Militia groups with gripes against the government are regrouping across the country and could grow rapidly, according to an organization that tracks such trends. Afghanistan hires 10,000 tribesmen for security at polling stations in presidential electionKABUL — Authorities have hired some 10,000 Afghan tribesmen to protect this month’s presidential election, an Afghan official said Tuesday, raising the possibility that village militias could be enlisted to fight against the Taliban. |
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