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Gisele Pelicot back in French court for appeal trial 'ordeal'
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» NîMES (FRANCE) - Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband recruited dozens of strangers online to sexually assault and rape her while drugged, returns to court on Monday for an appeal trial triggered by the bid of one man to overturn his conviction.
War, trade and Air India crash cast cloud over Paris Air Show
AFP, Published on 14/06/2025
» PARIS - War, tariffs and the Air India crash will cast a shadow over the Paris Air Show as the aerospace industry's biggest annual gathering opens on Monday.
French mosque murder suspect arrested in Italy
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» NîMES (FRANCE) - A man suspected of stabbing a young Malian to death in a mosque in southern France and then filming his victim writhing in agony has been arrested after surrendering to police in Italy, the prosecutor said on Monday.
Taliban change tune towards Afghan heritage sites
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» GOWARJAN, Afghanistan - In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two decades later, they are back in power and claim to be making strides to preserve Afghanistan's millennia-old heritage, including pre-Islamic relics.
Iran football boss says women can attend top league matches
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» TEHRAN: Women in Iran, who have long been barred from attending football matches except for rare occasions, will be allowed into stadiums during the upcoming season, a top official said Sunday.
Iran frees two jailed French citizens
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» PARIS: Iran on Friday released two French citizens jailed in separate cases, France said, urging Tehran to release four others still detained in the Islamic republic.
Ancient Buddhist city threatened by Chinese copper mine
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» MES AYNAK, Afghanistan: An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits.
Taliban takeover sparks fear for Afghanistan's heritage
AFP, Published on 10/09/2021
» ISLAMABAD: Bamiyan's cultural centre should have been completed last month, showcasing the remarkable heritage of a site that Afghanistan's Taliban desecrated two decades ago by dynamiting ancient statues of Buddha.
Taliban inherit untapped $1 trillion trove of minerals
AFP, Published on 22/08/2021
» PARIS - The Taliban now hold the keys to an untouched trillion-dollar trove of minerals including some that could power the world's transition to renewable energies, but Afghanistan has long struggled to tap its vast deposits.
French billionaire MP Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash
AFP, Published on 08/03/2021
» PARIS: French billionaire Olivier Dassault, a politician and scion of the Dassault aircraft-making family, was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.