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Put the bright stripes away, Pope's Swiss Guards get new garb
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» VATICAN CITY - The Swiss Guards, the defenders of the pope known for their colourful uniforms, unveiled more sombre attire Thursday -- but only for special occasions.
Hamas says US 'accomplice' in Israel Qatar attack as funerals held
AFP, Published on 12/09/2025
» DOHA - Hamas accused the United States on Thursday of complicity in Israel's deadly attack on its negotiators in Qatar, lambasting Israel for seeking to kill off Gaza truce talks as Doha buried the dead.
No alternative: Afghan farmers lament Taliban poppy ban
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» LASHKAR GAH (AFGHANISTAN) - In a secluded compound in south Afghanistan, Bibi Hazrato cries in dismay as a group of men hack down her poppy crop, enforcing a Taliban government order to wean the nation off the narcotic plant.
Japan judo hits crisis point as bullied, burnt-out children quit
AFP, Published on 20/06/2022
» FUKUROI (JAPAN) - Japan is the home of judo but a brutal win-at-all-costs mentality, corporal punishment and pressure to lose weight are driving large numbers of children to quit, raising fears for the sport's future in its traditional powerhouse.
Belgian king decorates last Congolese WWII vet
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» KINSHASA - Belgium's King Philippe on Wednesday decorated the last surviving Congolese World War II veteran, on the second day of his historic visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Belgian king decorates last Congolese WW2 vet
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» KINSHASA - Belgium's King Philippe on Wednesday decorated the last surviving Congolese World War II veteran, an AFP correspondent said, during a historic visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Scars, trauma but no regret for Afghan veterans
AFP, Published on 12/08/2021
» PARIS - As international forces complete a pullout from Afghanistan against the background of a rampant Taliban offensive, campaign veterans remember with emotions veering from trauma to pride a deployment that has marked a generation of Western soldiers.
Another 182 unmarked graves found in Canada
AFP, Published on 01/07/2021
» OTTAWA: Another 182 unmarked graves were discovered at a third former indigenous residential school in Canada as two Catholic Churches went up in flames on Wednesday, with anger mounting over the mushrooming abuse scandal.
Scores dead as heat wave grips Canada, US: police
AFP, Published on 30/06/2021
» VANCOUVER - At least 69 people in Canada's Vancouver area have died in a record-smashing heat wave engulfing the west of the country and the US Pacific Northwest, police said Tuesday.
Frenchman accused of child's murder jailed for second killing
AFP, Published on 12/05/2021
» CHAMBéRY (FRANCE) - A former French soldier who has admitted to killing an eight-year-old girl in a case that shook the country nearly four years ago was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for beating a fellow soldier to death just a few months before.