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Gang crackdown carried out without 'abuses,' Guatemalan defense chief says
AFP, Published on 25/03/2026
» GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala has cracked down on gangs while safeguarding human rights, its Defense Minister Henry Saenz told AFP in an exclusive interview, rejecting the brutal methods neighboring El Salvador has used to curb rampant criminal activity.
Coroner 'not satisfied' boxer Hatton intended to take own life
AFP, Published on 21/03/2026
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - A coroner said Friday she "cannot be satisfied" that former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton intended to take his own life, with the inquest into his death hearing how he had made significant future plans.
US-backed airstrikes leave Ecuador border communities in fear
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» LAGO AGRIO (ECUADOR) - A US-backed crackdown on drug cartels along the Ecuador-Colombia border has sparked accusations that security forces bombed farms, burned homes and detained and abused villagers.
Sinner, Sabalenka make dominant starts at Indian Wells
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» INDIAN WELLS, California - World number two Jannik Sinner overwhelmed Czech qualifier Dalibor Svrcina 6-1, 6-1 on Friday to launch his bid for a first Indian Wells hardcourt crown.
Britney Spears detained on suspicion of driving while intoxicated
AFP, Published on 06/03/2026
» LOS ANGELES - Pop superstar Britney Spears was released from police custody on Thursday morning after being arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated near Los Angeles, according to legal filings and US media reports.
Trump fires homeland security chief Kristi Noem
AFP, Published on 06/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday fired Kristi Noem as head of the Department of Homeland Security, the agency responsible for carrying out his sweeping immigration crackdown.
French prosecutors probe Al-Fayeds over sex trafficking
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - He traded on the glamour of owning Harrods, the Paris Ritz and luxury yachts, but Mohamed Al-Fayed was at the centre of a dark web of alleged abuse, say French lawyers for women who liken him to US sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.
Top Mexican drug cartel leader killed
AFP, Published on 23/02/2026
» MEXICO CITY - Mexico confirmed on Sunday that soldiers killed a powerful drug cartel leader who was one of the most wanted men here and in the United States.
Bitter pill: Taliban government shakes up Afghan medicine market
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» KABUL — Afghanistan's decision to overhaul its medicine market was meant to improve quality and boost domestic production, but industry specialists say the swift changes have led to a litany of problems.
'It wasn't working': Canada province ends drug decriminalization
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» VANCOUVER - Over 35 years as a drug user, Vancouver resident Garth Mullins said he's had "hundreds and hundreds" of interactions with police, and long believed drug decriminalization was smart policy.