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Nicaragua Reporter Shot Dead During Live Broadcast Amid Anti-Government Protests

Published on April 22, 2018 / WHR Posted in World Continue reading

A journalist in Nicaragua has been shot dead while doing a live broadcast about anti-government protests.

2 Ecuadorean Journalists and Their Driver, Who Were Kidnapped by Colombian Rebels, Confirmed to Have Been Killed

Published on April 15, 2018 / WHR Posted in World Continue reading

Relatives and friends hold pictures of Ecuadorean photojournalist Paul Rivas (L), journalist Javier Ortega (C) and their driver Efrain Segarra, who were kidnapped near the Colombian border, during a protest march to demand for their release, in Quito, Ecuador April 1, 2018. The sign at the back reads: "We want them free." REUTERS/Daniel Tapia

Two Ecuadorean journalists and their driver, who were kidnapped last month by Colombian insurgents, have been killed, the leaders of both nations said on Friday, vowing justice.

Cancun Sees 14 Murders in 36 Hours

Published on April 14, 2018 / WHR Posted in World Continue reading

A couple walks past markers placed where bullet casings were found by investigators near the state prosecutors' office after gunmen opened fire on the building in Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. A witness said the gunmen tossed two explosive devices at a perimeter wall, and a reporter at the scene saw police remove a body from a guard post near the building after the attack.

Mexico’s most popular holiday hotspot has become overrun with drug gangs, as violence in the tourist party town escalates to unprecedented levels.

Texas Teen Girl Was Beaten, Had Hot Cooking Oil Poured on Her by Parents After She Refused Arranged Marriage

Published on March 26, 2018 / WHR Posted in Uncategorized Continue reading

Parents of a Texas high school student who was reported missing in late January had abused their daughter after she refused an arranged marriage, leading her to run away from home until she was found in mid-March, police said.

At Least 30 People Dead in Afghanistan Violence, Including 10 Civilian Victims of Suicide Bombing

Published on March 10, 2018 / WHR Posted in World Continue reading

Security personnel carry a body at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on March 9. (Massoud Hossaini/AP)

At least 30 people died in a burst of violence around Afghanistan on Friday, including 10 mostly civilian victims of a suicide bombing outside a mosque in Kabul’s Shiite community and 18 Afghan police officers and soldiers killed in scattered fighting in northern Takhar province, […]

Benham Brothers on Florida School Shooting, Says School System Has Removed God

Published on February 20, 2018 / WHR Posted in Christian Continue reading

Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old shooter who gunned down 17 people last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, did so because he chose evil, according to conservative Christian brothers and activists Jason and David Benham.

Israeli Warplane Shot Down After Bombing Iranian Site in Syria

Published on February 11, 2018 / WHR Posted in World Continue reading

Israeli security forces examine the remains of an F-16 Israeli war plane near the Israeli village of Harduf, Israel February 10, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Anti-aircraft fire downed an Israeli warplane returning from a bombing raid on Iran-backed positions in Syria on Saturday in the most serious confrontations yet between Israel and Iranian-backed forces based across the border.

Washington Demands Independent Probe Into Massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

Published on February 10, 2018 / WHR Posted in World Continue reading

Ten Rohingya Muslim men with their hands bound kneel as members of the Myanmar security forces stand guard in Inn Din village September 2, 2017. Picture taken September 2, 2017. Handout via REUTERS

A Reuters investigation into the killing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar prompted a demand from Washington for a credible probe into the bloodshed there and calls for the release of two journalists who were arrested while working on the report.

World War II Games Become Vital History Lesson as Generation of Heroes Dies Out

Published on January 24, 2018 / WHR Posted in Technology Continue reading

Charles Scot-Brown, 94, is watching Call of Duty: WWII’s soldiers storm Omaha Beach. “It’s basically authentic,” he says. “Whoever designed that knew something about what they were doing.” And he’d know: at just 20 years old, he left his native Canada to take charge of […]

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