Showing 1 - 10 of 1,926
US revives abandoned Pacific airfield
AFP, Published on 30/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan — and nearly lost to history amid encroaching forest — is being revived.
Israel bombs south Gaza after Hamas hostage threat
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel bombed southern Gaza's main city on Monday after Hamas warned no Israeli hostages would leave the territory alive unless its demands for prisoner releases were met.
Iran accuses jailed Swedish EU diplomat of conspiring with Israel
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have accused a Swedish EU diplomat, held in a Tehran prison for more than 600 days, of conspiring with Iran's arch-enemy Israel, the judiciary said Sunday.
East African regional force begins withdrawal from DRC
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» GOMA (DR Congo): The East African Community (EAC) regional force began its withdrawal from the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday morning after Kinshasa deemed it ineffective and refused to renew its mandate.
Ivory Coast ex-PM Guillaume Soro says ending exile
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast's former prime minister Guillaume Soro, sentenced to life in prison for undermining national security, on Sunday said he was ending his self-imposed exile that began in 2019.
Hamburg airport hostage-taker gives himself up
AFP, Published on 05/11/2023
» HAMBURG: An armed father who took his four-year-old daughter hostage, forcing the suspension of flights at Hamburg airport, gave himself up "without resistance" on Sunday after hours of negotiations, German police said.
Hamburg airport flights halted over 'hostage' situation
AFP, Published on 05/11/2023
» BERLIN - Air traffic at Hamburg airport remained suspended Sunday over a hostage situation on the tarmac involving a father and his child, German authorities said.
Heavy gunfire in Guinea capital
AFP, Published on 04/11/2023
» CONAKRY, Guinea - Heavy fire erupted on Saturday in the centre of the Guinean capital Conakry and security forces blocked off the area, witnesses told AFP.
Mob storms Russian airport looking for Israelis
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» MOSCOW - A mob looking for Israelis and Jews overran an airport in Russia's Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Sunday, after rumours spread that a flight was arriving from Israel.
Aid for Gaza piles up as Israel rallies troops for invasion
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» RAFAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Desperately needed international aid piled up Friday near Gaza, with Palestinians in dire need of food and water after relentless bombing by Israel, still reeling from the bloodiest attack in its history.