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Algiers: jet skiers 'refusal to comply' led to shooting
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» ALGIERS - Algeria said Sunday its security forces had opened fire this week after a group of jet skiers from Morocco ignored warning shots and refused to comply with orders to stop.
Anti-LGBTQ disinformation surges online after US shootings
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - Deadly mass shootings in the United States have fueled a torrent of online disinformation targeting an unlikely group: transgender people.
Russian plan for nukes in Belarus raises questions
AFP, Published on 27/03/2023
» PARIS: The Kremlin's announcement that it will station nuclear weapons on the territory of its ally Belarus echoes US practice in Europe, but doubts remain over how far Russia will take the plan.
Fake 'fact-checks' seek to obscure Russian role in war
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - A Russian missile smashed a Ukrainian apartment complex, killing dozens. Pro-Russian propagandists offered a slick counter-narrative that shifted the blame away from Moscow -- using pseudo fact-checking as a tool of disinformation.
'All dead': the Munich Olympics massacre 50 years ago
AFP, Published on 02/09/2022
» PARIS - September 5, 1972: Palestinian gunmen storm the Olympic Village at the Summer Games in Munich and take a group of Israeli athletes hostage, triggering a standoff that ends in a massacre.
Teenage skater Valieva in action as fury mounts over Olympic reprieve
AFP, Published on 15/02/2022
» BEIJING: Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva starts her bid for a second gold medal on Tuesday at the Beijing Olympics, as anger mounts over the decision to allow her to compete despite failing a drugs test.
3 dead in UAE suspected drone attack, Huthis announce campaign
AFP, Published on 17/01/2022
» ABU DHABI - Three people were killed in a suspected drone attack that set off a blast and a fire in Abu Dhabi on Monday, officials said, as Yemen's rebels announced military operations in the United Arab Emirates.
Last 12 North American hostages freed in Haiti
AFP, Published on 17/12/2021
» PORT-AU-PRINCE - The remaining 12 of 17 North Americans kidnapped in Haiti two months ago have been freed, police said Thursday, after weeks of negotiations with a notorious criminal gang.
50 years on, mystery hijacker’s mid-air escape still fascinates Americans
AFP, Published on 21/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - On the eve of Thanksgiving, 1971, a nondescript, 40-something man who called himself Dan Cooper approached the airport counter and bought a one-way ticket for the short flight from Portland to Seattle.
Haiti gang leader threatens to kill hostages: video
AFP, Published on 22/10/2021
» PORT-AU-PRINCE - The leader of a Haitian gang who kidnapped a group of North Americans over the weekend has threatened to execute them, according to video seen by AFP.