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Pakistan says peace talks with Afghanistan 'failed'
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said Wednesday that negotiations for a lasting truce with Afghanistan had "failed to bring about a workable solution", warning it would take steps to protect its people.
Roman bigfoot? UK archaeologists probe 'unusually large' shoes
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» LONDON - A stash of "unusually large" 2,000-year-old shoes dug up at a Roman site in northern England has left archaeologists searching for an explanation, they told AFP on Thursday.
Elephants are not people, US judges say
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES - A bid to get five elephants released from a US zoo has failed after judges ruled the animals are not people so laws on unlawful imprisonment do not apply.
Argentina comeback denies South Africa first win at Women's World Cup
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» DUNEDIN (NEW ZEALAND) - Romina Nunez scored the equaliser as Argentina roared back from two goals down to draw 2-2 and deny South Africa a landmark first Women's World Cup win on Friday.
Musk sees aliens, tunnels in a candlelit G20 vision of the future
AFP, Published on 14/11/2022
» NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Sitting in the dark, wearing a traditional Indonesian batik shirt and surrounded by candles, Elon Musk offered a vision for the future that includes aliens, deep tunnels and rocket tourism.
Lebanon power cuts turn cafes into co-working spaces
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» BEIRUT - The music is often hushed and the atmosphere studious -- for the patrons filling Beirut's cafes these days, the most important things are good lighting and stable wi-fi.
'Bedtime fail': Daughter interrupts N.Zealand PM's livestream
AFP, Published on 10/11/2021
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was busy telling the nation about important revisions to Covid-19 restrictions when an unexpected voice cut in: "mummy"?
Jewel of Roman Empire lies neglected in Libya chaos
AFP, Published on 26/09/2021
» AL KHUMS (LIBYA) - Once among the Roman Empire's most beautiful cities, Leptis Magna lies neglected and shunned by tourists after a decade of war, but some see its potential for rebirth.
Who will succeed Ginsburg on the US Supreme Court?
AFP, Published on 20/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg offers US President Donald Trump an opportunity to replace the progressive Supreme Court justice with a staunch defender of conservative values -- even if Democrats are girding for the political equivalent of trench warfare to oppose such a nominee.
Philippines deports US Marine pardoned for transgender killing
AFP, Published on 13/09/2020
» A US marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines was deported on Sunday after being pardoned by President Rodrigo Duterte.