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Japan cult widow speaks 30 years after subway attack
AFP, Published on 17/03/2025
» OSAKA (JAPAN) - Only seven years into her marriage did Yuki Niimi first touch her husband -- at a morgue where she collected his body after he was executed and kissed him in a coffin.
Phony claims swirl around Sri Lanka's holiest tree
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» ANURADHAPURA (SRI LANKA) - When social media was inundated with rumours that Sri Lanka's holiest tree was being harmed by 5G mobile signals, Colombo's cash-strapped government pulled out all the stops.
Amnesty accuses Burkina army of village massacre
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» OUAGADOUGOU - Amnesty International on Tuesday said Burkina Faso's army was responsible for a village massacre last month, putting the death toll at 147, more than double the official figure.
60 killed in Burkina Faso 'by men in army uniform'
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» OUAGADOUGOU - About 60 civilians were killed in a village in northern Burkina Faso by men wearing military uniforms, the local prosecutor said late Sunday, announcing an investigation into the latest bloodshed in the insurgency-hit country.
Musk tells jury buying Tesla at $420 a share was no joke
AFP, Published on 24/01/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk on Monday told jurors that his 2018 tweet about taking Tesla private at $420 a share was no joke and that Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund was serious about helping him do it.
Belarus exiles find home from home in 'travelling' bar
AFP, Published on 06/09/2022
» WARSAW - Tucked under a bridge in downtown Warsaw is a bar like no other. Over the years, Karma has relocated from Belarus to Ukraine and Poland, in the face of repression and war.
Abe murder spotlights Unification Church controversy in Japan
AFP, Published on 29/07/2022
» TOKYO - The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe by a man resentful of the Unification Church has resurfaced years of controversy over the group.
Southern Thai dance form 'nora' gets Unesco heritage status
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» Dancers moved gracefully in a circle, their beaded dress pieces swaying as they struck bird-like poses in a dance-drama known as "nora" -- a southern Thai performance art which was added Wednesday to Unesco's prestigious heritage list.
Rugby Canada fires coach over social media posts
AFP, Published on 31/07/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Rugby Canada sacked one of its development coaches on Friday over a series of social media posts that were critical of the women's sevens performance at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
'Godfather' of Tibetan rap spits karmic rhymes
AFP, Published on 23/06/2021
» LHASA - In his tracksuit, silver chain and sparkling trainers, MC Tenzin would look like any other rapper if not for the backdrop of towering Himalayan peaks in his videos and rhyme-dropping about karma.