Thousands have escaped a sudden outbreak of drug-related violence between two armed groups in northeastern Colombia. Source link
Terrified residents carrying backpacks and belongings on overladen motorcycles, boats, or crammed onto the backs of open trucks, fled the region over the weekend. TIBU, Colombia (AFP) — Colombia’s security forces on Monday struggled to contain a surge in left-wing guerrilla violence that has now killed more than 100 people in five days and threatens […]
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros flagged on Wednesday the “alarming trend” of emerging guerrilla scam operations, allegedly taking over the presence of illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) in the country. Hontiveros, during the Senate’s marathon plenary debates on the proposed 2025 funding of the Department of Information and Communications and Technology (DICT), brought […]
The word “Seminole” is derived from the Muscogean word simanó-li, or “runaway,” reflecting a common heritage, as Upper Creeks from Alabama, Lower Creeks from Georgia, other affiliated tribes and escaped African slaves all sought sanctuary in Spanish Florida. There they mixed with one another, adapted to their surroundings, traded with Britain, Spain and the United States […]