Aid workers slain in Ethiopia's Amhara region.

Two employees of Catholic Relief Services were shot and killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region amid violent anti-government protests triggered by a federal government decision to disband regional special forces units. The victims were returning from Amhara to the capital Addis Ababa. The government order requires special forces from each of Ethiopia's 11 regions to integrate into the police or the federal army, which has been condemned by Amhara politicians and activists.