The United Nations says it has launched a “massive” humanitarian aid operation in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, where tribal clashes killed an undetermined number of people and displaced tens of thousands. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says tens of thousands of people have returned to the town of Pibor now that the […]
UN Mounts ‘Massive’ Aid Effort in South Sudan
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
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Bomb in Garbage Can Kills 6 Afghan Children
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Afghan police say six children and one man were killed when a bomb hidden inside a garbage can exploded in southern Afghanistan on Friday. Police say four children were also wounded by the explosion in Tarin Kowt, the capital of Uruzgan province. It is unclear who the bomb was targeting. Elsewhere in the south, NATO […]
Gunmen Kill 6 in Nigerian Church Attack
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
The pastor of a church in northeastern Nigeria says gunmen burst into a Thursday night service, killing six worshippers and wounding 10. Pastor Johnson Jauro of the Deeper Life church in Gombe said the gunmen opened fire on the congregation while he was holding a prayer service. He said is his wife was among the […]
Five NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
NATO says bomb attacks have killed five service members in southern Afghanistan. The international coalition said a roadside bomb killed four soldiers Friday, while a fifth service member died in a separate blast in the south. NATO did not give any other details. Friday’s casualties bring the number of international troops killed in Afghanistan since […]
Local Official: 3,000 Dead in South Sudan Ethnic Violence
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
A local South Sudanese official says over 3,000 people have been killed during tribal clashes that broke out last week in the troubled state of Jonglei. The commissioner of Jonglei’s Pibor county, Joshua Kronyi, says the bodies of 2,182 women and children and 959 men have been counted so far. Last week, a group of […]
Pakistan Holds Funeral for 15 Soldiers Killed by Taliban
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan held funeral services Thursday for 15 paramilitary soldiers abducted and killed by the Taliban in the country’s northwest. A spokesman for the Islamic militant group said it killed the soldiers, kidnapped December 22 in the Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in revenge for continued military operations against the militants near the Afghan border. […]
Congo: Rwanda Hutu Rebels Kill 45 in East
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army says Rwandan Hutu rebels have killed about 45 people in the eastern province of South Kivu. Army officials said Thursday that the rebel Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) attacked the Shabunda area twice this week. The attacks were apparently in response to local villagers’ support for […]
South Sudan Declares Humanitarian Disaster in Tribal Clash Area
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
South Sudan has declared a humanitarian disaster in the state of Jonglei, the site of deadly tribal clashes last week. A government spokesman says South Sudan’s council of ministers declared the disaster at a special meeting Wednesday, and asked international relief agencies to quickly deliver aid to the state. A group of 6,000 fighters from […]
Pakistani Taliban Kills 15 Abducted Security Officers
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
The Pakistani Taliban says it killed 15 paramilitary soldiers after abducting them late last month along the country’s restive border with Afghanistan. A Taliban spokesman told reporters Thursday that the group shot the troops before dumping them in the border tribal region of North Waziristan. Local officials say they have recovered the bodies and that […]
South Sudan Declares Humanitarian Disaster in Tribal Clash Area
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
South Sudan has declared a humanitarian disaster in the state of Jonglei, the site of repeated tribal clashes that have killed hundreds of people. A government spokesman says South Sudan’s council of ministers declared the disaster at a special meeting Wednesday, and asked international relief agencies to quickly deliver aid to the state. A group […]
