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Destitute 'heir' of India's emperors demands royal residence
AFP, Published on 30/12/2021
» KOLKATA, India: A destitute Indian woman who claims she is heir to the dynasty that built the Taj Mahal has demanded ownership of an imposing palace once home to the Mughal emperors.
Conflict 'behind us', Ivory Coast's Ouattara says after greeting rival
AFP, Published on 28/07/2021
» ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara offered a hearty welcome to his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday as the rivals met for the first time since the West African country's deadly 2010-11 conflict, saying the turmoil was "behind us".
Former Ivory Coast foes set for long-awaited meeting
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» ABIDJAN - In a key moment in Ivory Coast's turbulent politics, President Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday will meet his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo for the first time since the pair fought a post-election conflict a decade ago.
The 'inconvenient' Mrs Habyarimana straining France-Rwanda ties
AFP, Published on 11/06/2021
» PARIS - The fate of an elderly Rwandan widow, who has spent decades trying to avoid a trial for genocide while living in France, is one of the key sticking points in the delicate process of reconciliation undertaken by Paris and Kigali in recent months.
Some good news on the climate front
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 02/06/2021
» 'I see a huge and growing gap between the rhetoric and the reality," said Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, two weeks ago, but he despaired a bit too soon. Last Wednesday a Dutch court ruled that Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world's biggest oil companies, must cut its global carbon dioxide emissions by 45% by 2030.
30 sentenced to death over anti-police clashes in DR Congo
AFP, Published on 16/05/2021
» KINSHASA - Thirty people were sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday for their role in anti-police violence marking the end of Ramadan in the capital Kinshasa.
Uganda's brutal Lord's Resistance Army, past and present
AFP, Published on 06/05/2021
» KAMPALA - One of Africa's longest-surviving rebel groups, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has terrorised parts of central Africa for 35 years.
Apple's App Store draws developer ire and legal challenge
AFP, Published on 03/05/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: While Apple chief Tim Cook touts the brand's App Store as an economic miracle, Fortnite-maker Epic Games says developers suffer under its tyranny.
EU charges Apple in landmark App Store competition case
AFP, Published on 30/04/2021
» BRUSSELS - The EU formally accused Apple on Friday of unfairly squeezing out music streaming rivals through its App Store in one of the biggest-ever competition cases to hit the iPhone maker.
Timeline: Ten years of war in Syria
AFP, Published on 15/03/2021
» PARIS: Syria's decade-long war has left more than 380,000 people dead and forced millions into exile.