Ugandan police disperse lawmaker protests with tear gas
Ugandan police fired tear gas to disperse a demonstration in the capital Kampala on Monday and military units were deployed as unrest escalated over the beating of detained lawmakers. ...
Ugandan police fired tear gas to disperse a demonstration in the capital Kampala on Monday and military units were deployed as unrest escalated over the beating of detained lawmakers.
... The U.N. rights chief said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump bears "a heavy responsibility" for how the media is portrayed and that his remarks could have a knock-on effect that could hurt journalists in other countries.
... (This August 20 story corrects paragraph 11 to say Taliban commander is based in Afghanistan and not Pakistan.)
... President Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks' religious and patriotic feelings ahead of a major Muslim holiday on Monday, promising they would not be brought "to their knees" by an economic crisis that has battered the lira currency.
... Militants in the Russian region of Chechnya staged a series of attacks on police targets on Monday, the leader of the region and law enforcement officials said, and Islamic State claimed responsibility, without providing evidence.
... Military officials are sounding the alarm inside the Trump administration about the sharp drop in admission to the United States of Iraqi refugees who have helped American troops in battle, said two U.S. officials aware of the internal discussions.
... Thousands of Brazilian soldiers swept into slums in northern Rio de Janeiro on Monday, the army said, targeting drug gangs in violent shootouts that killed at least eight people and trapped terrified local residents in their homes.
... Dialogue is the only way forward for ties between Pakistan and India, the foreign minister in Islamabad said on Monday, fuelling hopes of a thaw in relations between the arch-foes following Imran Khan's July election victory.
... The government of the northern Brazilian state of Roraima on Monday asked the country's supreme court to halt the entry of Venezuelan immigrants, as the border state struggles to cope with a flow that has already sparked violent confrontations.
... Jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has increased his support by 5 percentage points and would win Brazil's October presidential election if he was allowed to run, a poll by CNT/MDA showed on Monday.
...Ugandan police disperse lawmaker protests with tear gas
Trump has responsibility towards media, U.N. rights boss says
Taliban reject Afghan ceasefire, kidnap nearly 200 bus passengers
Erdogan invokes patriotism, Islam as lira remains under pressure
Islamic State claims attacks on police targets in Russia’s Chechnya
Exclusive: Pentagon raises alarm about sharp drop in Iraqi refugees coming to U.S.
Thousands of Brazilian soldiers swarm Rio slums in anti-drug war
Talks with India the way forward, says Pakistan’s new foreign minister
Brazilian border state asks supreme court to halt entry of Venezuelans
Brazil poll shows jailed Lula extending lead for October election