Looting

Prosecutor: Nine Charged as Looting Surges in Wake of L.A. Wildfires

As if the wildfires laying waste to vast areas of Los Angeles aren’t enough to confront embattled residents, there is another threat that also challenges them in their fight to survive and rebuild. Nine people have now been charged in relation to looting in evacuation zones around the fire zones, the area’s chief prosecutor said Monday.

An Altadena resident walks past a sign in front of her home on January 13, 2025 warning lo

Anti-U.N. Protests Kill at Least 15 in D.R. Congo

Violent protests against the presence of the United Nations (U.N.) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s North Kivu province continued on Tuesday for the second straight day, resulting in the deaths of at least three U.N. peacekeepers and 12 rioters, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.

Congolese policemen walk past a fire set in front of United Nations Mission for the Stabil