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Europe bakes in summer’s first heatwave
AFP, Published on 28/06/2025
» MARSEILLE - Southern Europeans braced on Saturday for the first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes thermometers on the world’s fastest-warming continent increasingly into the red.
Inside Saudi's hajj-only barbershop, shaving thousands of heads in a day
AFP, Published on 07/06/2025
» MINA (SAUDI ARABIA) - Near the holy city of Mecca, men in white robes stand quietly in a long queue, waiting for the next important act of their hajj pilgrimage: a haircut.
Muslim pilgrims 'stone the devil' as hajj concludes in Saudi
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» MINA (SAUDI ARABIA) - Pilgrims were set to perform the last major ritual of the hajj -- the "stoning of the devil" -- on Friday, as Muslims around the globe celebrated the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat in hajj apex
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia - Muslim pilgrims prayed atop Mount Arafat on Thursday during the high point of the annual hajj pilgrimage, as Saudi officials called on participants to refrain from being outside during the hottest hours of the day.
How a privately owned city in Kenya took on corrupt officials
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» NAIROBI — To many, Tatu City on the outskirts of Nairobi looks like a success.
Teen killer on loose; timorous robber; karaoke in a ditch
News, Published on 27/04/2025
» Cops launch manhunt
Time to let Afghan women lead
News, Published on 10/03/2025
» This year's International Women's Day is marked by a sense of foreboding, even despair. Progress on women's rights and representation is stalling: the number of women in parliaments grew last year at the lowest rate in a generation, and the global financing gap for gender initiatives remains wide. At a time of widespread democratic backsliding -- and with US President Donald Trump freezing foreign aid, including for gender initiatives -- the prospects for improvement appear bleak.
USA and Japan win to set up SheBelieves Cup decider
AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» MIAMI - The United States beat Australia 2-1 and Japan thumped Colombia 4-1 on Sunday to set up a SheBelieves Cup tournament decider on Wednesday between the two favorites.
China families appeal to free relatives held by scam gangs in Myanmar
Published on 22/01/2025
» BEIJING/BANGKOK - The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land – only not as a reality star.
Angry questions in Germany after Christmas market attack
AFP, Published on 22/12/2024
» BERLIN - The German government faced growing questions Sunday about whether more could have been done to prevent the Christmas market car-ramming attack that killed five people and injured over 200.