Category: violence

Teen Referee Assaulted By Adult Spectator During Quebec Youth Soccer Game

An adult spectator is likely facing indefinite suspension from attending youth soccer games after assaulting a young referee during a match between two teenage clubs in Quebec. The event took place during a May 7 match between Celtix du Haut-Richelieu and Saint-Laurent—two boy’s teams in the U-14 category—in Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, a town southwest of Montreal. “I…


At Least 168 Killed in Western Darfur Violence: Aid Group

KHARTOUM—At least 168 people have been killed and 98 injured in tribal clashes in the western Darfur town of Kreinik, a spokesperson for a refugee group said on Sunday. The violence is the latest in an uptick of such incidents in the war-weary region. Western Darfur is home to many of the people displaced by…


Crime, Economic Issues, and Housing Are Black Americans’ Top Concerns: Survey

Violence and crime, the economy, and housing top the list of important community issues for black Americans, according to a survey conducted by the U.S.-based Pew Research Center. Pew released its report on black identity on Thursday, which drew data from 6,513 panelists who were sampled from Oct. 14 – 17 last year. All respondents were aged…


Ecuador Prison Death Toll Rises to 20, Authorities Regain Control

QUITO—Ecuador’s government has retaken control of a prison in the city of Cuenca where 20 people were killed in a violent confrontation over the weekend, it said on Monday. The violence at El Turi prison took place in the maximum-security cell block and was the result of disputes between members of the same gang for…


At Least 12 Dead in Ecuador Prison Violence

QUITO—At least 12 prisoners died and another 10 were injured during a gang confrontation at a prison in Ecuador, the government said on Sunday, in a new episode of prison violence in the Andean country. Violence in Ecuadorean prisons, which the government says is related to gang disputes over drug trafficking, killed 316 people last…


Gunmen Attack Train Near Nigeria’s Capital, Kill Some Riders

ABUJA, Nigeria—Gunmen attacked a train near Nigeria’s capital on Monday night with explosives and gunfire, killing an unspecified number of the nearly 1,000 passengers on board, authorities and survivors told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The attackers used explosives to first blow up the rail track before opening fire on the train near Abuja in…


Temple Police Chief Resigns Amid Surge of Violence in the Campus Neighborhood

By Susan Snyder From The Philadelphia Inquirer Temple University’s public safety executive and police chief, who has been at the school for more than 36 years, has resigned amid a surge of violence in the campus’ North Philadelphia neighborhood. Charles Leone will step down effective April 29, according to a source close to the university….


The Real Cause Behind the Rise in Crime

Commentary While President Biden and local officials keep talking about causes for the rise in crime in our major cities, proposing “solutions” that have failed in the past, like former President Bill Clinton’s Midnight Basketball idea, the real reason for its escalation is deeper than what we see on the surface. The president’s proposals delivered in New York City…


The Joker: A Premonition

Commentary It was two years and a few months ago—only a few months before lockdowns—that I dragged myself to see “Joker,” a movie I dreaded but ended up respecting. “It’s a movie about one man’s descent into madness,” said the ticket taker. “Nothing else.” Why was the ticket seller pre-reviewing this movie for me? The…


Kazakh President Gives Shoot-to-Kill Order to Quell Protests

ALMATY—Security forces appeared to have reclaimed the streets of Kazakhstan’s main city on Friday after days of violence, and the Russian-backed president said he had ordered his troops to shoot to kill to put down a countrywide uprising. A day after Moscow sent paratroopers to help crush the insurrection, police were patrolling the debris-strewn streets…