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Jimmy Carter, 99, to attend wife Rosalynn's memorial with Biden
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» ATLANTA - Jimmy Carter, the 99-year-old former president whose lifelong love for his wife Rosalynn became a near legend in US politics, will bid farewell to her Tuesday in a ceremony also attended by President Joe Biden.
Gaza hostages' families detail 'nightmare' wait for news
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» LONDON - Relatives of some hostages held in Gaza spoke Monday of their ongoing "nightmare", and revealed they had not been given any information about a possible imminent deal for some to be released.
Trump, Biden fight next year's battle now in blue-collar Michigan
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» DETROIT - In the politically crucial US state where workers make cars they could scarcely afford, Donald Trump and Joe Biden face a tough battle for blue-collar votes.
Arm wrestling grips India with glitzy dreams
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» NEW DELHI - Athletes flex muscled biceps before going hand-to-hand in a newly televised arm-wrestling league seeking to take the sporting spotlight in otherwise cricket-mad India with a glitzy Bollywood-style makeover.
Rwanda genocide fugitive set to appear in court
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» CAPE TOWN: Fulgence Kayishema, one of the last fugitives sought for their role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, was due in a court in Cape Town on Friday, two days after being arrested following 22 years on the run.
Greece eyes new vote as PM to seek absolute majority
AFP, Published on 22/05/2023
» ATHENS: A day after national elections, Greece on Monday was bracing for a new ballot which vote-winner Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' party is poised to seek in order to govern alone.
Mitsotakis urges 'stronger' Greece as uncertain vote gets underway
AFP, Published on 21/05/2023
» ATHENS: Greeks began casting ballots Sunday in a general election that could deliver a chaotic outcome, with the leading candidate, outgoing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, urging voters to return him to power for a "stronger country".
One dead as Dutch train hits crane
AFP, Published on 04/04/2023
» VOORSCHOTEN, Netherlands: A Dutch passenger train derailed after smashing into a crane early on Tuesday, killing a maintenance worker and injuring 30 other people in the Netherlands' worst rail accident for years.
Divorced Afghan women forced back to abusive ex-husbands
AFP, Published on 06/03/2023
» KABUL - Abused for years by her ex-husband who broke all of her teeth, Marwa has retreated into hiding with her eight children after Taliban commanders tore up her divorce.
Russian activist, 80, fights on despite crackdown
AFP, Published on 27/01/2023
» WASHINGTON: She is 80 years old, the Memorial rights group she co-founded has been shut down, and some of her colleagues have fled Russia fearing arrest under President Vladimir Putin.