Daily Archives: July 27, 2019


Pakistani Military Says Militant Attacks Killed 10 Soldiers

Pakistan’s military says militant attacks in the country’s northwest and southwest have killed 10 soldiers. The military says both attacks took place on Saturday. The first attack targeted a military patrol near a security post in the Gurbaz area of North Waziristan. It says the shooting came from across the Afghan border and left six soldiers dead. The second attack, during a search operation, killed four troops from the paramilitary Frontier Corps near Turbat in southwestern Baluchistan province. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the North Waziristan attack, a region …


Pakistani Military Says Militant Attacks Killed 10 Soldiers

Pakistan’s military says militant attacks in the country’s northwest and southwest have killed 10 soldiers. The military says both attacks took place on Saturday. The first attack targeted a military patrol near a security post in the Gurbaz area of North Waziristan. It says the shooting came from across the Afghan border and left six soldiers dead. The second attack, during a search operation, killed four troops from the paramilitary Frontier Corps near Turbat in southwestern Baluchistan province. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the North Waziristan attack, a region …


Sudan Says 87 Killed, 168 Wounded When June 3 Protest Broken up

The head of a Sudanese investigative committee said on Saturday that 87 people were killed and 168 wounded on June 3 when a sit-in protest was violently broken up by security forces. Fath al-Rahman Saeed, the head of the committee, said 17 of those killed were in the square occupied by protesters and 48 of the wounded were hit by bullets. More Deaths Reported in Sudan Protests Tens of thousands of people took to the streets Sunday in the capital Khartoum and other areas demanding a return to civilian rule …


Sudan Says 87 Killed, 168 Wounded When June 3 Protest Broken up

The head of a Sudanese investigative committee said on Saturday that 87 people were killed and 168 wounded on June 3 when a sit-in protest was violently broken up by security forces. Fath al-Rahman Saeed, the head of the committee, said 17 of those killed were in the square occupied by protesters and 48 of the wounded were hit by bullets. More Deaths Reported in Sudan Protests Tens of thousands of people took to the streets Sunday in the capital Khartoum and other areas demanding a return to civilian rule …


Judge Could Order Georgia to Use Paper Ballots This Fall

Georgia allowed its election system to grow “way too old and archaic” and now has a deep hole to dig out of to ensure that the constitutional right to vote is protected, U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg said Friday. Now Totenberg is in the difficult position of having to decide whether the state, which plans to implement a new voting system statewide next year, must immediately abandon its outdated voting machines in favor of an interim solution for special and municipal elections to be held this fall. Election integrity advocates …


Judge Could Order Georgia to Use Paper Ballots This Fall

Georgia allowed its election system to grow “way too old and archaic” and now has a deep hole to dig out of to ensure that the constitutional right to vote is protected, U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg said Friday. Now Totenberg is in the difficult position of having to decide whether the state, which plans to implement a new voting system statewide next year, must immediately abandon its outdated voting machines in favor of an interim solution for special and municipal elections to be held this fall. Election integrity advocates …


Bahrain Kills 2 Men Despite Objections Of Rights Groups

Bahrain has executed two men convicted of terrorism offenses. The executions were carried out despite objections from international human rights groups. The French news agency AFP reports that the two men were killed by firing squad Saturday. Rights groups have identified the men as Ahmad al-Malali and Ali al-Arab. Human Rights Watch says both men were Bahraini citizens who were convicted on the terrorism charges last year “in a mass trial marred by allegations of torture and serious due process violations.” A third man was also reported to have been …


US Man Accused of Seeking to Join Taliban to Fight Americans 

NEW YORK — Federal authorities arrested a New York City man Friday on charges accusing him of seeking to join the Taliban to fight American forces.    The FBI intercepted Delowar Mohammed Hossain on Friday morning at Kennedy Airport before he could carry out a plan to travel to Afghanistan, prosecutors said.    Hossain, 33, of the Bronx, was ordered held without bail after appearing in federal court in Manhattan. He is charged with one count of attempting to provide material support for terrorism.    Defense attorney Amy Gallicchio declined to comment Friday.  …