Tag: killed

US journalist David Gilkey, translator killed in Afghanistan: NPR

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — American journalist David Gilkey and his Afghan translator were killed Sunday while traveling with an Afghan army unit that came under fire in southern Helmand province, National Public Radio announced. The translator was identified as Zabihullah Tamanna. Two other journalists traveling with Gilkey, named as reporter Tom Bowman and producer Monika Evstatieva, were unharmed. NPR said the vehicle in which Gilkey, 50, and his translator were traveling was struck by […]

Two die, dozens injured in Colombia farmer protests

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Two people were killed and dozens injured Thursday in Colombia as more than 30,000 farmers joined a growing anti-government protest, blocking roads and clashing with police, officials said. The farmers, who launched their protest Monday, complain that free-trade agreements with Europe and the United States are flooding the country with cheap food imports, exacerbating rural poverty. Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas announced the “death of two indigenous persons during the day’s […]

Families of MH17 crew file suit against Malaysia Airlines

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Families of six Malaysia Airlines crew members who were killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine nearly two years ago filed a lawsuit Thursday blaming the carrier for the tragedy. The suit accuses the airline of negligence and breach of contract and is believed to be the first filed against the company over the 2014 disaster, said Balan Nair, a lawyer representing families of the six Malaysian crew […]