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Nationalist Israelis plan new Jewish temple on Al-Aqsa site
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» JERUSALEM: With imported sacrificial cows, ancient hymns and growing support, some nationalist Jews hope to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem's Old City, at a site at the heart of Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
Burkina rally celebrates French troop pull-out announcement
AFP, Published on 29/01/2023
» OUAGADOUGOU - Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou Saturday in support of the ruling junta, days after France confirmed its special forces there would withdraw, an AFP journalist saw.
Macau ponders future even as tourists and gamblers return
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» MACAU: Macau's streets were packed in the run-up to the Lunar New Year after pandemic controls were abruptly lifted but it is far from business as usual as the Chinese casino hub wrestles with questions about its future.
China, Hong Kong scrub Tiananmen memories on anniversary
AFP, Published on 04/06/2022
» BEIJING: There was heightened security around Beijing's Tiananmen Square Saturday, the anniversary of the bloody 1989 crackdown, while police in Hong Kong warned people not to gather as China strives to remove all reminders of the events of June 4.
Taliban ban Afghan women flying alone in latest setback on rights
AFP, Published on 28/03/2022
» KABUL: The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from flying unless accompanied by a male relative, in the latest crackdown on basic human rights by the country's new rulers since seizing power.
Taliban ban Afghan women from flying without male relative
AFP, Published on 28/03/2022
» KABUL: The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from boarding flights unless accompanied by a male relative, aviation officials told AFP.
Diners whet their appetites at flood cafe
AFP, Published on 08/10/2021
» A restaurant has taken dining with a water view to the next level -- its customers perch precariously on wooden stools as murky brown floodwater laps at their tables.
Hopes for Iran nuclear breakthrough 'within weeks' but success 'not guaranteed'
AFP, Published on 02/05/2021
» VIENNA - Parties to the Iran nuclear agreement on Saturday adjourned the third round of negotiations in Vienna aimed at bringing the United States back into the accord, with the Russian side expressing "cautious and growing optimism" and saying they hoped to achieve concrete results within three weeks.
Defeat, riots and recriminations: China football's darkest day
AFP, Published on 18/05/2020
» SHANGHAI - It is known as the "May 19 Incident" and by some estimations it haunts China's national football team 35 years on.
Hong Kong music lessons go mobile to beat virus
AFP, Published on 15/04/2020
» HONG KONG - Yoyo, 6, frowns with concentration as she plays the piano in the back of a truck -- still able to practise thanks to an innovative Hong Kong music school keeping lessons going during the coronavirus pandemic.