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A look at South Africa's extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the…
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South African police not yet able to defeat gangs, minister says
South Africa's Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has said that the security forces are not yet able to defeat deadly criminal gangs, in a…
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Peru's new interim leader oversees prison raids in bid to get tough on surging crime
LIMA, Peru (AP) — In one of his first acts as interim president of Peru, José Jerí on Saturday led a series of raids on prisons holding…
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UN chief condemns massacre in Haiti after gangs killed dozens in fishing village
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is condemning the latest gang attack in Haiti, a brutal massacre in a fishing village…
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Haiti to send 400 police officers to Brazil for training as gangs seize more territory
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Monday it plans to send 400 police officers to Brazil next month for training as gang…
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Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited Haiti on Wednesday as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties…
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UN publishes new death toll for massacre of older people and Vodou religious leaders in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations raised the death toll of a recent massacre in which dozens of older people and Vodou…