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Bhutan unveils calendar of annual festivals
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 16/01/2024
» In an effort to make vacations more affordable, Bhutan reduced the daily tourist spend to US$100 (3,500 baht) last September. Now, the Department of Tourism has unveiled a complete calendar of annual festivals, which may inspire travellers to experience the natural beauty of the Himalayan kingdom and lift their spirits.
Fighting flares in DR Congo forcing 50,000 to flee
AFP, Published on 08/10/2023
» GOMA (DR CONGO) - Rival armed groups have clashed in DR Congo's east killing five civilians and forcing more than 50,000 to flee, the United Nations said Saturday, after a six-month lull in fighting.
Temple graft must stop
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/10/2023
» The recent violent confrontation at Bang Khlan Temple in Pichit province was caused by one thing and one thing only: money. Last month, clerics, divided into two factions, protested in front of the famous temple.
Forced to abandon a life's work
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 02/07/2023
» Even as fighter jets tore through Khartoum's skies in April and the streets became a dystopian war zone amid a showdown between rival Sudanese fighters, Thanasis Pagoulatos had no intention of fleeing.
46, including children, killed in 'vile attack' in east DR Congo
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» BUNIA (DR CONGO) - At least 46 people, half of them children, were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where civilians are suffering increasing violence.
Gunfire sounds during 'armistice' on 4th day of Sudan battles
AFP, Published on 19/04/2023
» KHARTOUM - Explosions shook Sudan's capital Tuesday evening despite claims of a ceasefire on the fourth day of fighting that has killed nearly 200.
Blasts shake Sudan capital on 4th day of fighting, lawlessness
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» KHARTOUM (SUDAN) - Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Tuesday, the fourth day of fighting that has claimed nearly 200 lives despite growing international calls for an end to hostilities that have spawned increasing lawlessness.
40 Burundi rebels killed in east DR Congo
AFP, Published on 28/11/2022
» BUKAVU (DR CONGO) - Forty Burundian rebels have been killed in a joint offensive by the militaries of Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi in eastern DRC, a Congolese army spokesman said on Sunday.
East DR Congo city fears new assault
AFP, Published on 03/11/2022
» GOMA, DR Congo: In the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, fears are rising of an imminent assault by a bloody rebel group whose resurgence has stoked diplomatic tensions in central Africa.
C.Africa special court sentences three for crimes against humanity
AFP, Published on 31/10/2022
» BANGUI (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC) - A court in the Central African Republic (CAR) in a historic ruling on Monday convicted three militiamen for crimes against humanity and handed them jail terms ranging from 20 years to life.