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Legendary US talk show host Jerry Springer dies aged 79: US media
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» NEW YORK - Longtime US talk show host Jerry Springer, whose program became a symbol of low brow television with its on-air fights, swearing and infidelity revelations, has died at the age of 79, US media reported Thursday.
China sentences Canadian star Kris Wu to 13 yrs for rape
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» BEIJING: Chinese-Canadian ex-pop star Kris Wu has been jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of rape, a Chinese court said Friday.
Unhappy spouses celebrate as England adopts 'no-fault divorce'
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» LONDON: No more faked evidence or years-long waits -- from Wednesday, unhappy spouses in England and Wales can end their marriages without blaming each other, in the biggest reform of divorce law for half a century.
Tied in knots? Polygamy persists in DR Congo despite ban
AFP, Published on 05/04/2022
» BUKAVU, DR Congo: "I can get married again -- the dream is to get to seven wives," said Congolese church pastor Chirhuza Zagabe, a husband to four spouses and father of 16 children.
Censorship row as India army blocks film on gay soldier
AFP, Published on 18/02/2022
» NEW DELHI - Critically-acclaimed Indian filmmaker Onir wanted to direct a movie inspired by a gay army major who resigned and came out in a blaze of publicity -- but despite the country's democratic status the military stopped it being made.
Revenge fears grow in Afghanistan with airlift outcome uncertain
AFP, Published on 21/08/2021
» KABUL - Fears deepened on Friday that the Taliban are reneging on promises to pardon opponents and their families in Afghanistan, with thousands facing a challenge to flee the country as under-pressure US President Joe Biden said he cannot guarantee the final outcome of the chaotic airlift.
Taliban revenge fears grow in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 20/08/2021
» KABUL - The Taliban are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families, according to an intelligence document for the UN that deepened fears Friday Afghanistan's new rulers were reneging on pledges of tolerance.
DR Congo's dreaded ADF militia targets infidel 'crusaders'
AFP, Published on 07/07/2021
» BENI, DR Congo: Mado was worshipping at an evangelical church in the town of Ndalya in February when her life changed forever.
Afghan youth fear Taliban return will roll back Kandahar's progress
AFP, Published on 31/12/2020
» KANDAHAR (AFGHANISTAN) - Once the epicentre of the Taliban's iron-fisted Islamist government, Kandahar city in Afghanistan's restive south is slowly transforming into a vibrant urban centre dotted with bustling cafes, co-ed universities -- and even a women's gym.
Taliban welcome US troop drawdown from Afghanistan as 'good step'
AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» KABUL - The Taliban on Wednesday welcomed the Pentagon's announcement it would soon pull about 2,000 US troops from Afghanistan as a "good step" that will help end the country's long-running conflict.