Bolivian opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho won his release to house arrest Wednesday after two years and eight months of pretrial detention, a surprise move that empowered his supporters who long criticized his prosecution as unjust and disheartened his detractors who complained of political pressures overriding procedural tradition. Wednesday’s court order applied to the last of two cases that landed Camacho, the conservative governor of Bolivia’s easternmost province of Santa Cruz, behind bars pending a trial. He had already been ordered freed to house arrest on Tuesday in the most explosive case, alleging his involvement in violent unrest over the disputed 2019 reelection of socialist former President...

 A shooter opened fire with a rifle Wednesday through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck some of the nearly 200 children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.” Armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol, 23-year-old Robin Westman approached the side of the church and shot dozens of rounds through the windows toward the children sitting in the pews during Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School just before 8:30 a.m., Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said at news conferences. He...

A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital, including a rare strike in the center of the city, early Thursday killed at least 10 people and wounded 48, local authorities said. It was the first major Russian combined attack on Kyiv in weeks as U.S.-led peace efforts to end the three-year war struggled to gain traction. Among the dead were two children, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said, citing preliminary information. The numbers are expected to rise. Rescue teams were on site to pull people trapped underneath the rubble. “Russia chooses ballistics instead of the negotiating table,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Baba Umer Dargah was built as a place of reverence after the death of a revered Sufi, Baba Umar Shah, honoring his spiritual teachings, miracles, and his role in spreading peace and Islam in the Deccan region. The Baby-tossing ritual came much later and wasn’t part of the original Sufi tradition. History claims that around 700 years ago, people believed Baba Umer had blessed infertile couples who then promised to show their faith by offering their newborns at the shrine. Over time, this evolved into the ritual. Babies were dropped from the shrine’s terrace (about 30 feet high) onto a...

A 25-year-old laborer has been confirmed dead after the foundation of a building under construction collapsed in the Garki area of Abuja. The tragic incident which occurred around 5:50 p.m. on Monday at the premises of Radio House, Area 8, Garki according to a statement issued by Head of Public Affairs, Emergency Management Department (FEMD), FCT chapter, Nkechi Isa. According to a statement from the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), the incident occurred on Monday evening when a foundation wall caved in as two workers were excavating approximately seven feet underground. While one of the trapped laborers was...

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 30 people in India’s Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials and local media said Wednesday. Torrential monsoon which caused widespread chaos and destruction, saw a major landslide strike a pilgrimage route to the Vaishno Devi shrine, killing at least 30 people and injuring several others. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief over the loss of life, stating that his thoughts were with the bereaved families and that the administration was providing all possible assistance to the affected. The local administration has evacuated thousands of residents to safer...