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Venezuelan capital quiet, streets emtpy after US strike
AFP, Published on 04/01/2026
» CARACAS - A lingering smell of explosives hung over Venezuela's capital Caracas Saturday as shocked residents took stock after an early-morning US strike that ousted strongman Nicolas Maduro.
Alleged US killer of Israel embassy staff charged with murder
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - The suspect accused of gunning down two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington was charged on Thursday with murder, as international tensions over anti-Semitism erupted over the attack.
Nigeria army drone strike accidentally kills 85 civilians
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» LAGOS - A Nigerian army drone strike accidentally killed at least 85 civilians on Sunday in a village in northwest Kaduna State, officials said, in one of the country's deadliest military bombing mishaps.
Nigerian army drone strike error kills civilians
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» KANO (NIGERIA) - An army drone strike accidentally hit a village in northwestern Nigeria killing dozens of civilians celebrating a Muslim festival, local authorities, the military and residents said on Monday.
S.Africa's Pistorius granted parole over girlfriend's murder
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» PRETORIA - South Africa's ex-Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison in January after he was granted parole on Friday, a decade after he shot dead his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in a crime that gripped the world, prison authorities said.
S. Africa's Pistorius in fresh parole bid decade after murder
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» PRETORIA: South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was Friday seeking an early release from prison, a decade after he killed his girlfriend in a crime that gripped the world.
Outlaw militias torch 35 buses in Rio after crime boss is killed
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» BRASíLIA - Suspected paramilitary militia members torched 35 buses and a train drivers' cabin in Rio de Janeiro Monday, paralyzing parts of the scenic Brazilian city after one of their leaders was killed in a police operation, officials said.
'Blade Runner' Pistorius denied parole
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» PRETORIA: South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was refused parole on Friday after seeking early release from prison, a decade after he shot and killed his girlfriend, lawyers and authorities said.
Pistorius up for parole in girlfriend's murder
AFP, Published on 02/03/2023
» JOHANNESBURG: South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who killed his girlfriend 10 years ago, will know in about a month whether he will be released on parole, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Mexico ex-attorney general to face trial over missing students
AFP, Published on 25/08/2022
» MEXICO CITY - A Mexican judge on Wednesday ordered a former attorney general to stand trial in the case of 43 students whose murky disappearance in 2014 traumatized the nation.