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Migrant caravan resumes trek to US-Mexico border
AFP, Published on 25/10/2018
» MAPASTEPEC (MéXICO) - Thousands of Central American migrants crossing Mexico toward the United States in a caravan resumed their long trek Wednesday, walking about 12 hours to their next destination.
Iraqi PM designate gets challenge of forming government
AFP, Published on 03/10/2018
» BAGHDAD - Veteran Iraqi politician and now prime minister designate Adel Abdel Mahdi Wednesday began the tough task of forming the next government, seeking to overcome sharp differences and unite fractious political parties.
Rush to visit Franco's tomb before his remains are moved
AFP, Published on 19/08/2018
» SAN LORENZO DE EL ESCORIAL (SPAIN) - "Since they are going to remove Franco, I wanted to see it. It's morbid curiosity," says Antonio Nevado, one of thousands of Spaniards who have rushed to visit the late dictator's tomb before his remains are moved.
DR Congo ex-warlord Bemba returns home to mount election challenge
AFP, Published on 01/08/2018
» KINSHASA - After more than 11 years abroad -- a decade of it behind bars -- former DR Congo warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba returned home on Wednesday, a move likely to ratchet up tension in the volatile country.
Thousands march to back Nicaragua bishops after Ortega attacks
AFP, Published on 29/07/2018
» MANAGUA - Thousands of Nicaraguans marched through their capital on Saturday in a show of support for the country's bishops whom President Daniel Ortega has accused of aiding an attempted "coup" against him.
One dead as new protests shake south Iraq, reach Baghdad
AFP, Published on 21/07/2018
» DIWANIYAH (IRAQ) - A man was killed Friday in a new day of protests in Iraq, a medical source said, as authorities struggle to contain social unrest which has reached the capital Baghdad.
Three Hamas militants killed as Israel strikes targets 'throughout Gaza'
AFP, Published on 20/07/2018
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli aircraft and tanks hit targets across the Gaza Strip Friday after shots were fired at troops on the border, the army said, with Hamas reporting three members of its military wing killed.
Iraqis demand change as protests run into second week
AFP, Published on 16/07/2018
» BASRA (IRAQ) - Protests in Iraq continued into their second week Monday following days of clashes that left six people dead, with demonstrators rallying to put social problems in the spotlight.
King warns Jordan 'at crossroads' over economic protests
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» AMMAN - Jordan's King Abdullah II has warned that the country is "at a crossroads", as protesters angered by anti-austerity measures took to the streets again overnight despite the prime minister's resignation.
Israel hits Hamas base but Gaza protests fade
AFP, Published on 17/05/2018
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel hit a Hamas base in an air raid Thursday in response to gunfire from the Gaza Strip, but weeks of deadly mass protests and clashes along the border may be reaching an end as Ramadan begins.