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Syrian war drama makes TV breakthrough on Saudi-owned channel
AFP, Published on 18/04/2022
» DAMASCUS - Breaking a decade-old boycott by Gulf broadcasters over a diplomatic standoff with the Damascus government, a Syrian war drama figures this month on the Ramadan menu of a Saudi-owned television channel.
On patrol with Kharkiv's elite 'Spetsnaz' police force
AFP, Published on 01/04/2022
» KHARKIV (UKRAINE) - Shouts, the doors are kicked down and a window smashed. In a matter of seconds, the hotel is surrounded and its occupants find themselves on the ground, wrists tied, or with their hands against the wall and a Kalashnikov in the small of their back.
After first visit, family of Nicaraguan detainees describe abuse
AFP, Published on 15/09/2021
» MANAGUA - Isolation, daily interrogations, threats and hunger: relatives fear for the welfare of dozens of opposition figures held in Nicaragua under conditions denounced by human rights observers.
UK judge backs US appeal in Assange extradition case
AFP, Published on 11/08/2021
» LONDON: A British judge on Wednesday gave the US government extra grounds to appeal a refusal to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, after it argued the initial ruling relied on a witness who misled court.
Myanmar teen describes junta's brutal treatment of detained women
AFP, Published on 14/05/2021
» Beaten, kicked in the groin and threatened with sexual violence -- a young Myanmar teenager detained by the junta's security forces has described the treatment suffered by some women and girls behind bars.
Ghosn case haunts Japan a year after shock escape
AFP, Published on 28/12/2020
» TOKYO: A year after Japan learned with horror that Carlos Ghosn had jumped bail to become the world's most famous fugitive, the fiasco and its repercussions continue to haunt the country.
Huawei's Meng back in Canadian court to fight extradition to US
AFP, Published on 26/10/2020
» VANCOUVER: Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou returns to a Canadian court Monday as part of her two-year fight against extradition to the United States, with her lawyers expected to renew objections to the way in which she was detained.
Huawei exec to accuse US of misleading Canada in extradition case
AFP, Published on 28/09/2020
» VANCOUVER: Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and her lawyers return to a Canadian court on Monday to press for her release, arguing the US misled Canada about her alleged crimes to secure her detention on foreign soil.
UK under fire as Brexit trade talks resume with EU
AFP, Published on 08/09/2020
» LONDON - UK and EU negotiators on Tuesday resumed Brexit talks, after warnings last-minute changes to domestic legislation risked derailing the process, threatened peace in Northern Ireland and even a showcase UK-US trade deal.
Huawei's Meng seeks classified docs in extradition fight
AFP, Published on 18/08/2020
» VANCOUVER: Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's lawyers went to court on Monday to press for the release of classified documents related to her arrest that they claim will show her rights were violated.