Police clash with an crowd gathered near the site of UK stabbing attack

LONDON (AP) — Police clashed with an unruly crowd outside a mosque in northwest England near where three girls were stabbed to death in a dance class. Merseyside police said far-right protesters, some in masks, hurled bottles and stones at officers Tuesday. The violence came shortly after a peaceful vigil was attended by hundreds in the center of Southport to mourn the victims of the stabbings. Officers in riot gear policed the area amid chants of “No surrender!” and “English till I die!” Firecrackers exploded, sirens wailed and helicopter hovered overhead amid the chaos.

Israeli airstrike hits Beirut and kills 1 in escalating tensions with Hezbollah

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel has carried out a rare strike on Beirut, killing at least one person and raising the stakes in the escalating tensions with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The Israeli military says the strike targeted the militant commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 youths in a weekend rocket attack on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Israel has blamed the rocket attack on the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which has denied any role. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says Tuesday’s strike was carried out with a drone that launched three rockets, and that it killed one woman and wounded several other people. It was not immediately clear if the intended target of the strike was hurt.

Criticism mounts against Venezuela’s Maduro and the electoral council

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — International criticism of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro is mounting after electoral authorities declared him the victor in Sunday’s presidential election that the opposition claims to have won by a landslide. The Organization of American States chastised Maduro for his government’s sustained repression of the opposition and lambasted the National Electoral Council, which is loyal to the ruling party, for its delay in showing precinct-level results backing Maduro’s victory. The opposition says it has obtained more than 84% of Sunday’s tally sheets, and that they show its candidate, Edmundo González, won more than double Maduro’s votes.

Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 93 and bury many others in southern India

NEW DELHI (AP) — Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed 93 people and left many others feared trapped under the debris. The landslides hit hilly villages in Kerala state Tuesday and flattened houses, uprooted trees and destroyed bridges. Authorities have yet to determine the full scope of the disaster. Rescuers were working to pull out those stuck under mud and debris, but their efforts were hampered by blocked roads and unstable terrain. Television images showed rescuers working their way through mud and uprooted trees and vehicles stuck in a swollen river. Authorities were using helicopters to help with rescue efforts.