Ethiopia: many dead in anti-government protest at religious festival

Opposition party says stampede kills at least 50 people in chaotic scenes in restive Oromiya region Police in Ethiopia's Oromiya region fired teargas and warning shots to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival, triggering a stampede the opposition party said killed at least 50 people. The government did not give a precise death toll resulting from chaotic scenes on Sunday during the annual festival, where some people chanted slogans against the government and waved a rebel f...