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Gang attack in Haiti kills 70 people including infants
World
October 5, 2024
Gang attack in Haiti kills 70 people including infants
CNN — Scores of people including three infants were killed in a gang attack in central Haiti, the United Nations…
Machete-wielding militias battle gangs in Port-au-Prince as Haiti’s elites vie for power
World
March 18, 2024
Machete-wielding militias battle gangs in Port-au-Prince as Haiti’s elites vie for power
Port-au-Prince, Haiti CNN — The wide road that passes in front of Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport has a post-apocalyptic…
Gang in Haiti opened fire on church-led protest, killing at least 7 people, human rights groups say
World
August 28, 2023
Gang in Haiti opened fire on church-led protest, killing at least 7 people, human rights groups say
CNN — At least seven people are dead after a gang opened fire on a church-led protest in a suburb…
El Salvador begins transferring thousands to ‘mega prison’ amid gang crackdown
World
February 26, 2023
El Salvador begins transferring thousands to ‘mega prison’ amid gang crackdown
Reuters — El Salvador’s government moved thousands of suspected gang members to a newly opened “mega prison” on Friday, the…
‘The government is losing ground’ residents say as gangs take territory in Venezuela’s capital
World
July 18, 2021
‘The government is losing ground’ residents say as gangs take territory in Venezuela’s capital
CARACAS, July 18 (Reuters) – “Leave the area! Get the kids out!” screamed gang members walking through western Caracas’ El…
Nigeria: Hundreds of schoolgirls feared abducted in raid
World
February 26, 2021
Nigeria: Hundreds of schoolgirls feared abducted in raid
An armed gang has abducted an unknown number of children in an attack on a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, a…
Gangs deliver food in poor Cape Town area amid lockdown
World
May 18, 2020
Gangs deliver food in poor Cape Town area amid lockdown
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Preston’s new face mask is emblazoned with the stars and stripes of the US…
Trend in gang crime bombings rock Sweden
World
November 8, 2019
Trend in gang crime bombings rock Sweden
Sweden, often held up as a safe and peaceful utopia, has experienced an unprecedented wave of bombings this year as…
Brazilian city weary of crime
World
August 22, 2019
Brazilian city weary of crime
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It happens, on average, more than five times a day in Rio de Janeiro: Police…
Anger soars over vicious mob attack on Hong Kong protesters
World
July 22, 2019
Anger soars over vicious mob attack on Hong Kong protesters
Anger soared in Hong Kong on Monday over a vicious assault on pro-democracy protesters by suspected triad gangsters that left…