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Ethiopia rebels to 'join forces' to defeat Abiy
AFP, Published on 05/11/2021
» ADDIS ABABA: Nine rebel groups battling Ethiopia's government will "collaborate and join forces" Friday, they said in a statement announcing the alliance, which comes as fears grow of Tigrayan fighters advancing on the capital.
Rebels say Ethiopia capital could fall within weeks as US plans to send envoy
AFP, Published on 03/11/2021
» ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa could fall within "months if not weeks", an Oromo group allied with Tigrayan rebels told AFP Wednesday, as Washington announced it would send a US envoy to the country to hold talks.
Protecting Southeast Asia's media
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 03/11/2021
» There have been reports of attacks on journalists which cast a shadow of shame on the Southeast Asian region. Yesterday -- Nov 2 -- has also been designated as the International Day to end the impunity in relation to attacks on journalists.
Vietnam jails citizen journalists for 'abusing democratic rights'
AFP, Published on 30/10/2021
» HANOI: A Vietnamese court has jailed five citizen journalists for "abusing democratic rights", drawing sharp US criticism of the communist government's crackdown on freedom of speech.
Far from Ethiopia war front, mass arrests ensnare fearful Tigrayans
AFP, Published on 29/10/2021
» ADDIS ABABA - The Ethiopian police officers raided the cathedral in Addis Ababa before sunrise, interrupting prayers and forcing a dozen ethnic Tigrayan priests and monks into a pickup truck.
Foreign businesses in China rattled by 'hostage diplomacy'
AFP, Published on 30/09/2021
» BEIJING - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's return from Canada this week was lauded as a diplomatic triumph in China, but the celebrations left a bad taste for the expat business community, already rattled by the threat of "hostage diplomacy".
Russia's Communists lead protest over 'colossal' vote fraud
AFP, Published on 25/09/2021
» MOSCOW - Russia's Communist Party on Saturday led a thousand-strong protest in central Moscow over what they called "colossal" fraud in parliamentary polls as police detained a number of activists.
Tunisia's president says necessary to amend constitution
AFP, Published on 12/09/2021
» TUNIS - Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced plans to amend the constitution and form a new government months after he dismissed the prime minister and suspended parliament in moves his critics called a coup.
Marchers walk 7,000 steps for Canadian pair detained by China
AFP, Published on 06/09/2021
» OTTAWA: Hundreds of supporters of two Canadian men being held on what Ottawa says are specious charges marched 7,000 steps through the Canadian capital on Sunday to mark the pair's 1,000th day of "unjust" detention in China.
Nigeria's troubled exit path for repentant jihadists
AFP, Published on 30/08/2021
» MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Gaunt men sit in the shade sewing hats while women in headscarves cook leaves, watching children play as the dry wind blows through the thatched huts.