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Uganda president ousts army boss amid dispute

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:27 -0400

KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni fired his top military commander Friday, the ouster apparently linked to turmoil over Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him as head of state.

El Salvador presses pope on Romero beatification

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:52:17 -0400

VATICAN CITY - El Salvador's president gave Pope Francis a relic of assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero on Thursday amid mounting indications that the Vatican might soon move to beatify him.

Dallas exhibit reunites art JFK saw before death

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:13:22 -0400

DALLAS - Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art ever seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling "reverential."

Kenya's truth report: Killings, land grabs, graft

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:55:31 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya - 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.

NAACP board honors Evers' memory in Miss. capital

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:54:18 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - NAACP leaders from around the country are honoring the memory of the group's former Mississippi leader, Medgar Evers, nearly 50 years after he was assassinated outside his Jackson home.

Dallas police honor detective cuffed to Oswald

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:37:56 -0400

DALLAS - The man in the cowboy hat seen handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald in the iconic photo of Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby was honored Tuesday for his decades of service to the Dallas police force and community.

Congo to create city in honor of Patrice Lumumba

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:14:14 -0400

KINSHASA, Congo - The Congolese government is naming a town after Patrice Lumumba, the country's first prime minister whose assassination more than 50 years ago made him a liberation symbol worldwide.

Turkey increases security for Orthodox Patriarch

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:41:20 -0400

ANKARA, Turkey - An official says Turkish authorities have tightened security for the Istanbul-based Orthodox Patriarchate following allegations of a plot to attack the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians.

Afghan governor says he escaped assassination

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:00:05 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - A provincial Afghan governor says he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by a bomber who set off explosives when police approached his vehicle. The blast killed a woman and child.

Czech Republic school named for Anton Cermak

Fri, 10 May 2013 04:09:46 -0400

CHICAGO - A school in the Czech Republic is to be named after the late Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak, who was assassinated while in office.

JFK retrospective, Latino history on PBS schedule

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:10:27 -0400

LOS ANGELES - PBS' fall schedule will examine President John F. Kennedy's life and his death 50 years ago through a modern lens, part of the network's increased emphasis on relevance, its programming chief said.

Film on Kennedy assassination set for Richmond

Thu, 02 May 2013 02:53:35 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - The National Geographic Channel is returning to Richmond to film Bill O'Reilly's historical narrative Killing Kennedy.

Document: White House shooter practiced for months

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:14:34 -0400

WASHINGTON - An Idaho man charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama by shooting at the White House practiced with his weapon for six months and may have been upset about the country's marijuana policy, prosecutors said in a newly filed court document.

Somali region executes 13 people by firing squad

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:25:43 -0400

MOGADISHU, Somalia - An official in a semiautonomous region of Somalia says the government has executed 13 prisoners, including a woman.

Syrian prime minister escapes bombing in Damascus

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:10:45 -0400

DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria's prime minister narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in the heart of the heavily defended capital Monday, state media said, laying bare the vulnerability of President Bashar Assad's regime.