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Afghanistan: Suicide bomb kills anti-Taliban elder

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:10:08 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber on foot killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in a busy marketplace Wednesday in central Afghanistan, the latest in a wave of assassinations and bombings.

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.

Uganda leader's legacy at stake in general's case

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:42:50 -0400

KAMPALA, Uganda - An army general's concern that officials are at risk of assassination if they oppose President Yoweri Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him has stirred controversy in Uganda because it challenges the popular view of Museveni as a moderate leader, analysts said Tuesday.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Honduras uncovers plot to kill lawmaker, reporter

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:16:07 -0400

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The leader of Honduras' congress says police have uncovered a plot by drug gangs to assassinate a lawmaker, a police chief and a television reporter in the next few months.