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AFP, Published on 07/01/2022
» ALMATY: Kazakhstan's president said on Friday that order had been mostly restored in the country after days of unprecedented violence that saw a Moscow-led military alliance send troops to help quell unrest.
AFP, Published on 26/11/2021
» THE HAGUE - Governments across Europe rushed on Friday to bolster their defences against a fresh coronavirus spike, as South Africa announced it had detected a new Covid-19 strain that scientists fear could torpedo efforts to beat the pandemic.
AFP, Published on 21/11/2021
» THE HAGUE: Fresh rioting broke out late Saturday over the Dutch government's coronavirus measures, with rioters pelting police with stones and fireworks as protests turned violent for a second night in the Netherlands.
AFP, Published on 20/10/2021
» SUAKIN (SUDAN) - From Washington to Moscow, Tehran to Ankara, Sudan's strategic Red Sea ports, blockaded for a month by protesters, have long been eyed by global powers far beyond Africa's borders.
AFP, Published on 29/09/2021
» HOWZ-E-MADAD, Afghanistan: As the economy teeters on the brink of collapse, vendors at an opium market in southern Afghanistan say prices for their goods have skyrocketed since the Taliban takeover.
AFP, Published on 29/08/2021
» JERUSALEM: The Israeli air force attacked two sites in Gaza on Sunday, the army said, after Gazans clashed with forces on the border and launched incendiary balloons into southern Israel.
AFP, Published on 13/08/2021
» LUSAKA - Vote counting was underway in Zambia on Friday after a hard-fought general election that saw social media throttled in the capital and President Edgar Lungu send more troops to three provinces to quell violence.
AFP, Published on 22/07/2021
» ANTANANARIVO: Prosecutors in Madagascar said on Thursday they had foiled an attempt to assassinate President Andry Rajoelina and made several arrests.
AFP, Published on 08/07/2021
» PORT-AU-PRINCE - The assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise has plunged the impoverished Caribbean nation into crisis.
AFP, Published on 31/05/2021
» ACCRA - West African leaders met in Ghana on Sunday to discuss a response to Mali's second coup in nine months, which has sparked warnings of fresh sanctions and deep concerns over stability in the volatile Sahel region.