Mayor: At least 8 dead in Czech restaurant shooting
By KAREL JANICEK A man opened fire Tuesday in a restaurant in the Czech Republic, an attack that left at least eight people dead, the town’s mayor said. It was…
Municipal governments
As ravaged Ukraine town regains peace, fear of war remains
By PETER LEONARD Almost every building was gravely damaged, nearly every window smashed in this Ukrainian town left unrecognizable by months of relentless shelling. Children played in the rubble where…
Arrest of Caracas mayor sign of broader Venezuela crackdown
By HANNAH DREIER Opposition leaders in Venezuela are calling for a rally to protest the surprise arrest of Caracas’ mayor. The arrest of Antonio Ledezma late Thursday has enraged opponents…
Debaltseve under rebel control, Cossack fighters celebrate
By PETER LEONARD and DALTON BENNETT Rebel fighters, many of them Cossacks, roamed the streets of Debaltseve on Thursday, a day after Ukrainian forces began withdrawing from the besieged town.…
Pope urges cooperation on Vatican reform from cardinals
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis urged his cardinals Thursday to cooperate in reforming the outdated and dysfunctional Vatican bureaucracy, saying the overhaul will help him govern the Catholic Church better…
Nigeria postpones elections to March 28, cites uprising
By MICHELLE FAUL Nigeria’s electoral commission says it is postponing presidential and legislative elections until March 28 because security forces fighting an Islamic uprising cannot voters’ safety around the country.…
Nigeria postponing Feb. 14 vote amid Boko Haram violence
By MICHELLE FAUL Nigeria’s electoral commission will postpone Feb. 14 presidential and legislative elections for six weeks to give a new multinational force time to secure northeastern areas under the…
War memorial separates dead by race, divides Southern city
By JEFFREY COLLINS Along Main Street in a small South Carolina city, there is war memorial honoring fallen World War I and II soldiers, dividing them into two categories: “white”…