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Mali announces new govt with army in key roles
AFP, Published on 12/06/2021
» BAMAKO - Mali announced a new government on Friday in which key roles were retained by army figures, according to a statement read out on the national broadcaster.
France halts joint military operations with Mali over coup
AFP, Published on 04/06/2021
» PARIS - France said Thursday it would suspend joint military operations with Malian forces after the West African country's second coup in nine months, adding to international pressure for the military junta to return civilians to positions of power.
Myanmar beauty queen takes up arms against junta
AFP, Published on 12/05/2021
» A former Myanmar beauty queen has joined ethnic rebels to take up arms against the country's military junta, posting photos of herself with an assault rifle.
Man Utd fans' deep-rooted mistrust of Glazers simmers over
AFP, Published on 03/05/2021
» LONDON: A dramatic protest by angry Manchester United supporters that forced the postponement of a Premier League clash against historic rivals Liverpool was the result of a long-running feud with the American club's owners, the Glazer family.
Myanmar crackdown death toll passes 500
AFP, Published on 30/03/2021
» YANGON: More than 500 people have been killed in the Myanmar junta's brutal crackdown on protests against its coup to oust civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a local monitoring group said Tuesday.
Virus delay, overseas fan ban: turbulent Olympic timeline
AFP, Published on 20/03/2021
» TOKYO: From a historic coronavirus postponement, to a decision to bar overseas specators, the path to Tokyo 2020 has been littered with hurdles.
Timeline: Ten years of war in Syria
AFP, Published on 15/03/2021
» PARIS: Syria's decade-long war has left more than 380,000 people dead and forced millions into exile.
Party over at Clubhouse, the app that had China talking
AFP, Published on 09/02/2021
» BEIJING - The repression of Muslim Uighurs, the Tiananmen Square crackdown, and S&M hook-ups -- nothing was off-limits in the rambunctious, unfiltered chatrooms of Clubhouse, before China's censors silenced the conversation.
India's rural rebellions -- it's all in the family
AFP, Published on 09/02/2021
» NEW DELHI: The Tikait family has a history of being a thorn in the side of Indian governments that take on the country's farmers, and their emotional appeal has again energised a showdown with authorities.
Bomb kills two French soldiers in Mali
AFP, Published on 03/01/2021
» PARIS - Two French soldiers died when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in northeastern Mali on Saturday, just days after three others were killed in similar fashion.