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Russia resumes strikes on freezing Ukrainian capital
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» KYIV - Russia launched its biggest drone and missile attack this year on Ukraine overnight, leaving hundreds of thousands without heating in freezing temperatures on Tuesday, just one day ahead of fresh talks aiming to find an end to the four-year war.
Sean Combs sentencing: Tears, pleas and cutting reminders of guilt
AFP, Published on 04/10/2025
» NEW YORK — Sean Combs, once a music world powerhouse, took a deep breath.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks judge for 'mercy' ahead of sentencing
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» NEW YORK — Sean "Diddy" Combs, who faces more than two decades in prison following a blockbuster trial that saw the music mogul accused of harrowing crimes, on Thursday asked the judge determining his fate for "mercy" and "another chance."
New species teem in Cambodia's threatened karst
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» PHNOM PROEK (CAMBODIA) - A biologist might go a lifetime without discovering a new species. It took a team exploring Cambodia's limestone karst a single night to find three.
Tears, prayers, exultation: Diddy radiates relief after partial acquittal
AFP, Published on 03/07/2025
» NEW YORK - His gaze to the ceiling in exultation and hands miming prayer, Sean Combs appeared overjoyed as the jury foreman cleared the music mogul's name of sweeping charges that took a life-sentence in prison off the table.
'Not a god': arguments end in Combs trial ahead of jury deliberations
AFP, Published on 28/06/2025
» NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs's lawyer aimed Friday to skewer the credibility of the music mogul's accusers, saying in closing arguments they were out for money while rejecting any notion he led a criminal ring.
Border confusion as Thailand shuts land crossings with Cambodia
AFP, Published on 24/06/2025
» ARANYAPRATHET - Dozens of tourists and workers, some carrying children, were left stranded on Tuesday at Thailand's busiest land crossing with Cambodia, after the army stopped almost all border traffic in an escalating territorial dispute.
Combs's ex Cassie takes witness stand for fourth day
AFP, Published on 17/05/2025
» NEW YORK - Defense lawyers for music mogul Sean Combs on Friday cross-examined his ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura for a second day at his sex trafficking trial, seeking to poke holes in her testimony and portray her as erratic.
Scam centre kidnap fears keep Chinese tourists on edge in Thailand
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» BANGKOK - Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in hellish scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them.
Cambodia's women tuk-tuk drivers fighting prejudice
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» SIEM REAP (CAMBODIA) - Every day Roeung Sorphy deftly weaves through the streets of Siem Reap, zigzagging past cars, motorbikes and the occasional stray dog as she shepherds tourists to the famed Angkor Wat temple complex.