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In India's Mumbai, the largest slum in Asia is for sale
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» MUMBAI - Stencilled just above the stairs, the red mark in Mumbai's Dharavi slum is tantamount to an eviction notice for residents like Bipinkumar Padaya.
Search continues after Pakistan building collapse kills 16
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» KARACHI - Rescue teams in Pakistan worked in searing heat and humidity on Saturday to recover residents trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed, killing 16 people.
Leaderless US House braces for chaotic speaker election
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - The race to replace the ousted Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives intensifies this week amid questions over whether anyone is capable of unifying the chaotic party's warring factions.
'Save our village': Indonesians resist eviction for China-backed project
AFP, Published on 27/09/2023
» REMPANG (INDONESIA) - Sitting on a creaky bridge linking stilt houses, Indonesian fisherman Sadam Husen fears for his people and their traditions, knowing they may be uprooted from their ancestral land to make way for a China-funded megaproject worth billions.
HRW says TotalEnergies oil project 'a disaster' for Ugandans
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» NAIROBI - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged a halt to a major East African oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies, warning of dire consequences for the environment and local communities.
Squatting Russian diplomat sparks standoff in Australia
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» CANBERRA - A mystery Russian diplomat with a penchant for loungewear and cigarettes on Friday sparked a national security standoff between Canberra and the Kremlin, defying Australia's efforts to kick him off a messy building site near parliament.
German anti-coal activists storm Green politician's office
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» BERLIN - Climate activists occupied the regional office of Germany's vice chancellor Thursday in a show of support for a flagship anti-coal protest, accusing the Green party politician of betrayal.
Dutch court backs squatters in Russian tycoon's mansion
AFP, Published on 26/11/2022
» AMSTERDAM: The elegant house overlooking Amsterdam's iconic Vondelpark would fit in nicely with its neighbouring dwellings, were it not for the huge anti-war banners draped down the outside.
Nile islanders being evicted under Egypt's latest grand plan
AFP, Published on 05/09/2022
» CAIRO: Residents of a Nile island in greater Cairo woke up in recent weeks to find officials taking measurements of their houses -- a final step before enforcing demolition orders.
Cairo's floating heritage risks being towed away by grand projects
AFP, Published on 30/06/2022
» CAIRO: Dozens of vibrantly coloured floating homes have for decades dotted the banks of the River Nile, rare havens of leafy seclusion in the Egyptian capital's hustle and bustle -- but maybe not for much longer.