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Kenya's truth report: Killings, land grabs, graft
Kenya's president received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report that names the president and his deputy as being among those suspected of planning and financing Kenya's 2007-08 postelection violence in which more than 1,000 people died and 600,000 were evicted from their homes. President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy ...
Religion news in brief
US State Dept. report notes increase in anti-Semitism; special envoy named WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. Ira Forman, former CEO of the National Jewish ...
Convicted murderer on death row found dead in cell
A 46-year-old man on death row for killing a fellow inmate has been found dead in his cell. Authorities said Kenneth Justus died Tuesday night at the maximum security Lieber Correctional Institution in Ridgeville. Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet says an autopsy was planned for Wednesday and he will release ...
Ohio student moved from hospital after shooting
A 17-year-old high school student who shot himself in a classroom last month continues to make progress in recovery efforts, his family said Wednesday. The teen has been transferred to a rehabilitation facility, a little more than three weeks after he was hospitalized in critical condition, a statement from his ...
Turkey foils alleged attacks on Syrian refugees
Turkish authorities have detained six people suspected of plotting to attack and kidnap Syrian refugees in Turkey, an official said Wednesday, as the country increased security measures along its frontier with Syria following a pair of deadly bombings in a border town. Celalettin Lekesiz, the governor for the border province ...
Iraqi premier orders army shake-up after attacks
Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011, an official said Wednesday. The shake-up will include commanders of divisions and ...
Game, humane groups offer $5K in bald eagle death
The Pennsylvania Game Commission and The Humane Society of the United States are offering more than $5,000 for information on whoever fatally shot a bald eagle in western Pennsylvania earlier this month. The wounded eagle was found by people riding all-terrain vehicles on May 10 in northern Cambria County, about ...
Czech president settles dispute over gay rights
The Czech president says he will no longer block a university professorship for a gay rights activist who had been critical of him. Milos Zeman has been under fire after suggesting over the weekend that his reason for denying the promotion to Charles University literary historian Martin C. Putna was ...
WA license plate fee to help pay for wolf kills
Legislation signed Tuesday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee adds $10 to the cost of a personalized Washington license plate with the money going to help compensate livestock owners for wolf kills. The legislation was requested by the state Fish and Wildlife Department to reimburse farmers and ranchers who lose animals ...
Immigration bill heads to full US Senate
A far-reaching bill to remake the American immigration system is headed to the full Senate, though the outlook is unclear for legislation that would give millions of people living in the U.S. illegally a chance at citizenship. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the measure 13-5 Tuesday night, setting up an ...
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