Labor talks resume at ailing SKorean automaker SsangyongPYEONGTAEK, South Korea — The union and management at crisis-ridden South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor resumed talks Thursday, an official said, after police commandos overran most of the chaotic factory in a series of raids this week to try and crush a debilitating strike. Reports: Labor talks resume at ailing SKorean automaker SsangyongPYEONGTAEK, South Korea — Union leaders and management at crisis-ridden South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor resumed talks Thursday, a news report said, after police commandos overran most of the chaotic factory in a series of raids this week to try and crush a debilitating strike. South Korean police commandos storm auto plant occupied by hundreds of fired workersPYEONGTAEK, South Korea — Helicopter-borne police commandos fought a pitched battle with militant strikers at an ailing South Korean automaker Wednesday, seizing all but one key building at its chaotic factory and increasing pressure on hundreds of hold-out protesters to give up. Iraq says extremist Shiite group accused in deaths of 5 US troops agrees to renounce violenceBAGHDAD — An extremist Shiite group believed responsible for the killing of five American soldiers in a bold raid south of Baghdad and the kidnapping of five British men has agreed to renounce violence, a government adviser said Monday. Official: 185 people, most of them women and children, killed in tribal attack in south SudanCAIRO — Armed tribesmen attacked a fishing village in southeast Sudan where hundreds of displaced people were camped near a river, leaving at least 185 people, most of them women and children, dead in the worst violence in three months, a southern Sudan official said Monday. Muslim clerics say authorities ignored warnings before Nigeria clashes killed 700MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Government forces hunted on Sunday for surviving members of a radical Islamist sect after heavy fighting left at least 700 people dead and buildings and cars scorched. Nigerian authorities accused of ignoring warnings over violent Islamist sectMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities ignored dozens of warnings about a violent Islamist sect until it attacked police stations and government buildings last week in a bloodbath that killed more than 700 people, Muslim clerics and an army official said. Nigerian official says 700 people killed in recent fighting between police and Islamic sectMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A Nigerian military official said Saturday that about 700 people were killed in the northern city of Maiduguri during recent fighting between police and a radical Islamist sect. The toll was previously thought to be around 300. Nigerian city’s streets largely calm after days of fighting; sporadic violence still a threatMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Banks and markets reopened in this northern Nigerian city after five days of fierce fighting between police and a radical Islamist sect. Gaza father suspected of bludgeoning daughter with iron chain in ‘honor killing’GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A Gaza man is being held on suspicion he bludgeoned his daughter with an iron chain, cracking her skull in a particularly brutal family “honor killing,” two human rights groups said Wednesday, citing police and forensics reports. Former chief of Russia’s anti-terror commando warns of growing violence in CaucasusMOSCOW — A former leader of Russia’s top anti-terrorist commandos warned Wednesday that violence in the North Caucasus poses a growing threat to the nation. Analysis: Nigeria’s woes grow deeper as corruption, poverty strangle an oil-rich nationJOHANNESBURG — Islamist militant attacks that killed scores in Nigeria this week appear to be abating, but Nigeria’s woes show no sign of going away — and in fact are growing deeper. Nigeria police impose curfews, send reinforcements to quell violenceABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities imposed curfews and security forces poured onto the streets of several northern towns Tuesday after a two-day wave of Islamic militant attacks against police killed dozens of people. Texas grand jury declines to indict father of Packers WR Donald DriverHOUSTON — A Harris County grand jury has declined to indict the father of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver, who said three Houston police officers beat him during a traffic stop. Keeping the peace in desperate South African squatter camp takes constant vigilancePRETORIA, South Africa — Some of the shack dwellers of Jeffsville recently had an idea: Why not stage a march to demand government housing some had been awaiting for 18 years? Vietnam police detain 18 Catholics after clashes erupt over disputed land for church siteHANOI, Vietnam — Clashes broke out after Catholics erected a makeshift place of worship in central Vietnam on a site where American bombs destroyed a church during the Vietnam War. Communist authorities detained 18 people. Mayor of NJ’s largest city bemoans gun violence, says 10 shootings in 1 day unacceptableNEWARK, N.J. — The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city says a rash of shootings on one day there shows more work must be done to reduce gun violence. Fired SKorean auto workers, riot police square off amid labor disputeSEOUL, South Korea — Helicopters sprayed tear gas on militant auto workers using slingshots to shoot nuts and bolts at riot police Tuesday amid a tense labor dispute at the main factory of an ailing South Korean automaker. Survey: 7 of 10 adults believe economic downturn leads to more gang violenceSEATTLE — Most people believe the economic downturn has led to more gang violence, according to a new national survey released Thursday. Department of Homeland Security says victims of domestic violence could qualify for asylumSAN FRANCISCO — The Department of Homeland Security has opened the door to the possibility that immigrants who have been victims of domestic violence could qualify for asylum. Uighur diaspora in Soviet Central Asia deplore violence in China, fear crackdown could spreadBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Anguished by ethnic violence in China but fearful that crackdowns on their minority group could spread, Uighur activists across Central Asia said Tuesday they have urged local communities to avoid large public protests. Clashes, sniper shootings in Russia’s North Caucasus kill 3 police, 5 gunmenROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Gunmen ambushed police in Russia’s troubled North Caucasus Monday, officials said, killing two of the officers in the latest spate of violence in the southern region. A sniper shot dead a third officer in another incident. Journalist in Kyrgyzstan dies after surgery; relatives say he was attacked by 8 policeBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — An independent journalist who had criticized Kyrgyzstan’s government has died following surgery for injuries he said he suffered during a beating by police, relatives and colleagues said Monday. Russian police say 5 insurgents killed, 6 forces injured in violence-plagued southROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Five suspected militants were killed Monday in two separate gunbattles with police in Russia’s violence-prone southern province of Chechnya, and at least six law enforcement officers were injured in other attacks, authorities said. Ex-cons mediate in rough neighborhoods from Kansas City to Chicago before feuds turn violentKANSAS CITY, Mo. — An argument earlier in the day between teens from rival neighborhoods had Jason Broom worried as he stood in a pothole-riddled parking lot pondering his next move. Police officer who beat firefighters to Ohio blaze blames city budget cuts for his injuriesWARREN, Ohio — An Ohio police officer who was wounded when he saved people from a fire blames his injuries on budget cuts that shut down a nearby fire station. Rape culture condemned in South Africa, where survey shows 1 in 4 men admit to sexual violenceMULDERSDRIFT, South Africa — Dumisani Rebombo wasn’t circumcised, did chores considered girls’ work and was sick of being taunted for not being a man. So at age 15, he took the only course considered “manly” in his rural South African village: He raped a girl. UN: Rape, violence against women growing trend in AfghanistanUNITED NATIONS — Afghan women are increasingly the victims of violence, including rapes and acid-throwing attacks at the hands of anti-government elements and local chieftains, according to new U.N. report. Hundreds of troops swarm central square of restive western Chinese city to stem ethnic clashesURUMQI, China — Hundreds of helmeted troops in riot gear swarmed the central square of the capital of western Xinjiang on Wednesday after ethnic riots left at least 156 dead. The city’s Communist Party boss promised those behind the killings would be executed. Chinese president hurries home from G8 meeting after ethnic rioting in the westURUMQI, China — China’s president cut short a G8 summit trip to rush home Wednesday after ethnic tensions soared in Xinjiang territory, and the government flooded the area with security forces in the wake of a massive riot that left 156 dead. |
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