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Haiti's main international airport reopens a month after gang gunfire forced it to close
Haiti’s main international airport has reopened to commercial flights, one month after gangs opened fire on planesABC News - 7h -
Nearly 200 people, mostly elderly, killed in gang-led massacre in Haiti
A gang-led massacre in Haiti has killed nearly 200 people, mostly elderly, as violence continues to grow in the country. Jacqueline Charles, Haiti and Caribbean correspondent for the Miami Herald, ...CBS News - 14h -
Organized crime gangs expanded into a third of cities in Brazil’s Amazon, report finds
Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violenceABC News - 18h -
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Haitians demand protection after gang leader massacres dozens of people to avenge son's death
A coastal community in Haiti’s capital is reeling days after a gang leader was accused of killing more than 100 people to avenge his son’s deathABC News - 1d -
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Police arrest 93 gang members behind £4m thefts in shoplifting crackdown
A police unit launched to crack down on the surge in shoplifting has arrested 93 members of 28 organised crime gangs behind more than £4m worth of thefts. The national team has also identified 228 ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
A gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring older people to avenge his son's death
A gang leader who controls a key port in Haiti’s capital is accused of massacring older people and Vodou religious leaders in his community to avenge his son's deathABC News - 2d -
Haiti Gangs Kill More Than 180 Mostly Elderly People in Capital
A warlord ordered the slaying of elderly slum residents he suspected of giving his son a severe illness through witchcraft, the U.N. and human-rights groups said.The Wall Street Journal - 2d -
Man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO is ordered held without bail after brief court appearance in Pennsylvania
Man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO is ordered held without bail after brief court appearance in PennsylvaniaABC News - 2d -
Massacre in Haiti Ordered by Gang Leader Leaves Over 100 Dead, Rights Group Says
The killings in a Port-au-Prince slum, which appeared to target practitioners of Voodoo, were ordered by a gang leader, a Haitian human rights organization said.The New York Times - 2d -
Bank accounts locked and cash withdrawn after elderly gave power to law firm partner
BBC hears how people felt pressured to grant lasting power of attorney to a man called Ron Hiller.BBC News - 2d -
What Syria Needs in Order to Rebuild
U.S. sanctions policy in the country must change.The New York Times - 2d -
Concern as Guyana considers opening Jonestown massacre site to tourism
Project would turn former commune where Jim Jones and more than 900 followers died into a tourist attraction. Guyana is revisiting a dark history nearly half a century after the Rev Jim Jones and ...The Guardian - 2d -
Haiti gang kills 110 people accused of witchcraft
A gang leader reportedly ordered the killings after his son came down with a "mystery illness".BBC News - 2d -
Almost 200 massacred in Haiti as Vodou practitioners reportedly targeted
Killings overseen by ‘powerful gang leader’ convinced his son’s illness was caused by followers of the religion. About 200 people were killed in violence in Haiti’s capital over the weekend, many ...The Guardian - 2d -
American Airlines suspends flights to Haiti indefinitely
American Airlines is no longer resuming its daily service out of Miami into Port-au-Prince's Toussaint Louverture International Airport.CBS News - 2d -
Scores killed as Haiti gang leader reportedly orders massacre of elderly
A Haitian gang leader reportedly ordered the murder of elderly people based on advice from a voodoo priest, sparking a massacre in Port-au-Prince.CBS News - 2d -
The high-profile killings piling pressure on Mexico’s new leader
Massacre of 10 young people in industrial hub comes as Donald Trump threatens country over drug traffickingFinancial Times - 4d -
Mexico study's surprising finding: Killer heat hit harder for the young than the elderly
A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what age group is hit hardest by heatABC News - 5d -
Mexico study's surprising finding: Killer heat hit harder for the young than the elderly
A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what age group is hit hardest by heatABC News - 5d -
The Real Story of “The Order”
The new film about an FBI agent chasing a white supremacist terror cell is based on a true story—and one that connects the headlines of 40 years ago to those of today.Wired - 5d -
Israeli Attacks Around Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza Kill Scores, Doctors Say
Airstrikes, gunfire, panic and orders to evacuate in the dark of night combined to cause heavy casualties in the area of Kamal Adwan, one of the last hospitals still operating in northern Gaza.The New York Times - 5d -
Israeli troops reportedly raid Gaza hospital
The director of one of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals says Israeli forces stormed the medical facility overnight. The raid came after a series of airstrikes around the hospital. CBS ...CBS News - 5d -
Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back
An armored vehicle carrying Kenyan police rumbles through Haiti’s capital with a shattered window that a high-caliber bullet failed to penetrate, a permanent sign of the violence confronting the ...ABC News - 5d -
United Healthcare CEO’s Killing Shows Companies’ Challenges in Protecting Top Leaders
From spending tens of millions on security to holding virtual shareholder meetings online, many businesses must take significant measures to keep CEOs safe.Inc. - 5d -
Oklahoma City officer charged in violent arrest of elderly man
An Oklahoma City police sergeant has been charged with assault after slamming a 71-year-old Vietnamese man to ground and causing severe injuries. KFOR's John Hayes reports.NBC News - 5d -
Cop charged for slamming elderly man to ground, breaking his neck
Sgt. Joseph Gibson, 28, was charged with aggravated assault and battery in connection with the incident that injured Lich Vu.CBS News - 5d -
S Korea president ordered arrest of own party leader
The head of President Yoon's party called for his suspension in a sign it may back moves to impeach him.BBC News - 5d -
Taiwanese President Lai reportedly has phone talks from Guam with US Congress leaders
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has reportedly held phone calls with U.S. congressional leaders while visiting GuamABC News - 6d -
Elderly patient left unable to swallow after 52-hour A&E wait
Report highlights ‘shocking’ example of man left unable to swallow after waiting over two days mostly on a bed in a corridor without regular medication . An elderly man was left unable to swallow ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
Russian criminals helped UK drug gangs launder lockdown cash
UK drug gangs paid Russian criminals to swap their dirty street cash for untraceable cryptocurrency, police say.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
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Hundreds killed in Mexican city since cartel leaders' arrest in U.S.
The war between the cartel's "Mayos" and "Chapitos" has left more than 400 people dead and hundreds missing, according to the state prosecutor's office.CBS News - Dec. 4 -
South Korean leader faces likely impeachment over martial law order
South Korea is reeling over a shock martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose short-lived gamble will have major implications.CBS News - Dec. 4 -
Gang jailed over £200m of cocaine in banana boxes
More than two tonnes of the Class A drug was seized in a shipment from Colombia to the UK in 2021.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
YSL Trial Ends With Final Defendants Acquitted of Murder and Gang Charges
The winding, yearslong case against the star Atlanta rapper Young Thug, who recently pleaded guilty to gang charges, and five others concluded on Tuesday.The New York Times - Dec. 3 -
Young Thug co-defendants found not guilty of murder in Georgia gang trial
The gang and racketeering case involving rapper Young Thug ended as his co-defendants were acquitted of murder charges.CBS News - Dec. 3