DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Close to midnight on March 6, as a wave of sectarian killings began in western Syria, masked men stormed the homes of Alawite families in the capital Damascus and detained more than two dozen unarmed men, witnesses said.
BOGOTA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A soldier has died after an explosive attack by dissidents of the disbanded Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the southwestern department of Cauca, the Colombian military said on Thursday.
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that protests over the jailing of Istanbul's mayor had become a "movement of violence" and that the main opposition party would be held accountable for injured police officers and damage to property.
Two women from Mexico and Ecuador who spent years fighting to be recognised as victims of online sexual violence have inspired an artificial intelligence chatbot that helps others facing abuse.
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Authorities clamped indefinite curfew on parts of the Indian city of Nagpur after more than a dozen police officers were hurt in clashes sparked by a Hindu group's demand for the removal of the tomb of a 17th-century Mughal ruler, police said on Tuesday.
PETALING JAYA: There is no point talking about Islam and its beauty, especially in the month of Ramadan, if it does not keep us away from violence that threatens peace and harmony.
Novocaine arrives with one bag of good news, and one bag that should've packed a little lighter on the ultra-violence.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is expected to sanction nine individuals in connection with violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, two EU diplomats said on Friday.
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Women's Policy 2025-2030 launched on Saturday will focus on improving existing policies and stepping up enforcement against domestic violence offenders.
KUALA LUMPUR: Cases of domestic violence hit a three-year high with over 7,000 cases in 2024, says the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.
Despite the risks, surveillance technology can help teachers intervene before a tragedy.
DHAKA: Teachers and students of Dhaka University staged a demonstration on the campus this morning (March 9) calling for an end to violence against women.
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian leader Ahmed Sharaa called for peace on Sunday after hundreds were killed in some of the deadliest violence in 13 years of civil war, pitting loyalists of deposed President Bashar al-Assad against the country's new Islamist rulers.
The Albanian Cabinet decided on Thursday to shut down TikTok for 12 months, blaming the popular video-sharing platform for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.
QUITO (Reuters) - Twenty two people were killed in gun battles in Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil on Thursday, in what police said was a potential dispute between factions of the Los Tiguerones criminal gang fighting for control of parts of one neighborhood.
KHARTOUM, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Wednesday announced the suspension of its operations at the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur state, western Sudan, due to the escalating violence.
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have opened an investigation paper into a viral video uploaded to social media recentlyinciting Malaysians to oppose the law enforcement body.
Victims of sexual violence now have more support, with different agencies in recent years breaking down the barriers for the reporting of such crimes.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Sexual violence against children in Haiti has surged in the last year and their bodies have been turned into "battlegrounds," UNICEF warned on Friday.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A 19-year-old man was shot dead in Brussels on Saturday night, the local prosecutor's office said, as drug gang violence in the Belgian capital shows no signs of abating.