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Bloody Sunday trial of British ex-soldier to open in Belfast
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» BELFAST - The first ever trial of a former British soldier accused of murdering victims of the Bloody Sunday massacre opens Monday in Belfast, in a landmark moment in Northern Ireland's conflict-scarred recent history.
Public or private? Funding debate splits reeling aid sector
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» SEVILLE, Spain - As cuts by rich donors decimate aid budgets for the world’s most vulnerable, private financing has been touted as the sector’s saviour — but not everyone is convinced.
Interpol fights crime and controversial image, 100 years on
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» VIENNA - As Interpol marks its centenary, it faces the tricky task of nabbing criminals while ensuring that its famous red notices are not abused to snare dissidents.
South Africa beat New Zealand by a point to win record fourth Rugby World Cup
AFP, Published on 29/10/2023
» PARIS - Handre Pollard kicked four penalties to help South Africa to a nail-biting 12-11 victory over 14-man New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday to claim a record fourth title.
UN alarmed by Russia's 'mass' passports move in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» GENEVA: The United Nations on Monday voiced deep concern over Moscow's "mass conferral" of Russian passports in Ukrainian territory it controls and denying essential services to people who refuse them.
New Zealand avoid Pakistan whitewash despite Iftikhar run blitz
AFP, Published on 08/05/2023
» KARACHI - Henry Shipley and Rachin Ravindra shared six wickets as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 47 runs in the fifth and final one-day international in Karachi on Sunday.
Israel concedes soldier likely shot Al Jazeera journalist
AFP, Published on 05/09/2022
» JERUSALEM - The Israeli army conceded Monday for the first time that one of its soldiers had likely shot Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh after having mistaken her for a militant.
Patient Pujara gives India the edge in England finale
AFP, Published on 04/07/2022
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Cheteshwar Pujara's typically gritty and unbeaten fifty left England facing a tough chase to beat India in the Covid-delayed fifth Test after Jonny Bairstow's latest hundred delighted home fans at Edgbaston on Sunday.
Watergate: A scandal for the ages that could yet be eclipsed
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - Fifty years since it ignited Washington, the Watergate affair remains a cautionary tale on the threat of untrammeled presidential power and the yardstick against which all other political scandals are judged.
Xi speaks with Bachelet, defends China's rights progress
AFP, Published on 25/05/2022
» BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video call with UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday, as she visits Xinjiang during a mission overshadowed by fresh allegations of Uyghur abuses and fears she is being used as a public relations tool by the Communist Party.