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Southern Baptist Convention Says It Faces Federal Investigation for Sexual Abuse August 13, 2022
Church leaders disclosed that multiple Southern Baptist entities were under investigation and said that all would cooperate.
Asian American Voters Rallied for Democrats in 2020. Will They Again? August 13, 2022
The party confronts a mood of frustration among the rising electoral force that helped vault it to power. The campaign in Georgia will test that bond.
Ohio Man Was on the F.B.I.’s Radar for Months August 12, 2022
Officials said Ricky Shiffer, 42, was killed hours after trying to breach an F.B.I. office. Federal investigators had been looking into his possible involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, two officials said.
Idaho Supreme Court Rules That Strict Abortion Ban Can Take Effect August 14, 2022
In a late Friday ruling, the state’s highest court said that a ban could begin at the end of the month while legal challenges are reviewed.
Why Abortion Has Become a Centerpiece of Democratic TV Ads in 2022 August 14, 2022
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Democrats have spent nearly eight times as much on abortion-related ads as Republicans have.
Driver Kills 1 and Injures 17 at Pennsylvania Benefit, Then Kills Another, Police Say August 14, 2022
A fund-raiser following a fire that killed 10 people on Aug. 5 descended into chaos when a car crashed into the crowd. The driver then killed a woman in a nearby town, the police said.
What to Watch in Hawaii’s primary elections. August 14, 2022
There are competitive races for governor and a House seat in this blue state, where the Democratic primaries are likely to determine who wins in November.
U.S. Says Al Qaeda Has Not Regrouped in Afghanistan August 14, 2022
A new intelligence assessment of the Al Qaeda threat was prepared after a drone strike killed Ayman al-Zawahri, the group’s leader. But some outside counterterrorism specialists said it was overly optimistic.

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Mali’s prime minister, Choguel Maïga, ‘ordered to rest’ by doctor August 13, 2022
Politician’s office says move comes after ‘intense exertion’, while adviser denies reports of a strokeThe prime minister of Mali, Choguel Maïga, has been ordered by his doctor to rest after months of intense exertion, his office said on Saturday, while an adviser denied media reports that he had been hospitalised after having a stroke.“After 14 months of wor […]
Kenya presidential election: Raila Odinga slightly ahead in early results August 13, 2022
Odinga has 52.54% of the vote against 46.76% for William Ruto, as country waits for final countKenya’s one-time opposition leader Raila Odinga is slightly ahead in the race for the presidency against the incumbent deputy president, William Ruto, partial official results showed.Odinga has 52.54% of the vote against 46.76% for Ruto, according to figures issued […]
Count for Kenya’s presidential election enters fourth day August 12, 2022
Head of election commission blames slow progress on political parties treating process like a ‘forensic audit’Kenya’s election count has dragged into its fourth day, after an election this week that pitted former prime minister Raila Odinga against the deputy president, William Ruto.On Friday, the head of Kenya’s election commission blamed the slow progress […]
Blinken raises concerns over Hotel Rwanda dissident trial with Kagame August 11, 2022
US secretary of state on last stop of African tour has been clear about US misgivings related to Paul Rusesabagina’s convictionThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has raised US concerns about the trial of the jailed dissident Paul Rusesabagina with Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, and other senior Rwandan officials during a visit to the capital Kigal […]
Sierra Leone rocked by deadly violence at cost of living protests August 11, 2022
Six police officers and at least 21 civilians killed, as hundreds take to streets in frustration at economic hardship and rising pricesAt least 27 people have died in anti-government protests in Sierra Leone, police and other sources said on Thursday, sharply raising the death toll from the previous day’s clashes as shocked citizens stayed mostly behind clos […]
Kenya elections: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight race for president August 10, 2022
Analysts say result too close to call, with poor turnout amid cost of living crisis and soaring unemploymentKenya’s veteran opposition politician Raila Odinga and the deputy president, William Ruto, are locked in a tight race for the country’s highest office, according to early results from Tuesday’s election.National media updates put Ruto in the lead, at r […]
Colombian government and ELN rebels meet in Havana to restart peace talks August 12, 2022
Government pledges ‘judicial and political steps’ to enable talks to resume with nation’s last guerrillas broken off three years agoColombia’s new government and members of the nation’s last guerrilla group have taken steps towards restarting peace talks that were suspended three years ago in Cuba.Newly elected President Gustavo Petro, a former member of the […]
Mexico prison cartel clash spills on to streets of border city leaving 11 dead August 12, 2022
Four radio station employees among dead as alleged gang members rampaged through Ciudad JuárezA prison confrontation between members of two rival cartels spilled on to the streets of the border city Ciudad Juárez, where alleged gang members have killed nine more people, including four employees of a radio station.The violence began on Thursday, when Los Chap […]

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Salman Rushdie off ventilator and able to talk August 14, 2022
The Satanic Verses author was repeatedly stabbed while on stage at a US literary event on Friday.
Ukraine war: Zelensky warns Russian soldiers at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant August 14, 2022
President Zelensky says soldiers who shoot at the Zaporizhzhia plant will become "a special target".
Western Wall: Several injured in Jerusalem shooting August 14, 2022
Israeli police are treating the incident near the Western Wall as a suspected terror attack.
Australia: Gunman arrested after Canberra airport shooting August 14, 2022
A man is arrested after shots were fired at the airport in Australia’s capital.
Afghanistan: Taliban fire shots to stop Afghan women's Kabul protest August 14, 2022
Dozens of female protesters in Afghanistan have been on a rare march for their rights in Kabul.
Tijuana rocked by wave of violent crime August 14, 2022
Thousands of troops have been sent to the border city after a night of arson saw highways blocked.
Britney Spears' ex-husband Jason Alexander convicted over crashing wedding August 13, 2022
Jason Alexander is convicted of trespassing and battery after disrupting the ceremony in June.
Bangladesh fuel prices: 'I might start begging in the street' August 14, 2022
Inflation and the Ukraine war lead to 50% jump in costs.

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