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Iran protest crackdown latest developments
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Iran has been pressing ahead with arrests following a wave of protests, according to local media and monitors, as the country faces international pressure over a crackdown rights groups said led to thousands of deaths under cover of ongoing internet restrictions.
Festive lights, security tight for Christmas in Damascus
AFP, Published on 24/12/2025
» DAMASCUS - Christmas lights illuminate Damascus's Old City while government forces patrol its shadows as security fears haunt Syria's Christian community.
‘Morgue is full’: How Kenyan starvation cult kept killing
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» MALINDI, Kenya - The discovery of body parts and skeletons strewn around an isolated village in coastal Kenya has stoked fears that a doomsday starvation cult which claimed hundreds of lives has survived despite a major police operation.
Jihadists kill 63 in attack on Nigerian town
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» MAIDUGURI (NIGERIA) - Jihadists killed at least 63 people in northeastern Nigeria while storming a town whose residents had been returned from a displacement camp, the state governor said.
Indonesia tightens security after deadly protests
AFP, Published on 01/09/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities ramped up security Monday after six people were killed in unrest over lavish perks for lawmakers that escalated into violent anger against the nation's police force.
Vespa lovers converting vintage scooters to electric
AFP, Published on 16/04/2025
» JAKARTA - When Indonesian executive Heret Frasthio takes his antique 1957 VL Vespa for a ride, its white paint peeling off, the usual fumes and hum of the free-spirited scooters cannot be seen or heard.
Trump threatens 200% tariff on wine, champagne from France, other EU countries
AFP, Published on 13/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose 200-percent tariffs on wine, champagne and other alcoholic products from France and other European Union countries in retaliation against the bloc's planned levies on US-produced whiskey.
Argentine football fans, protesters clash with police at pensions march
AFP, Published on 13/03/2025
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentine police fought running battles Wednesday with hundreds of protesters, including numerous football fans, during an anti-austerity march by pensioners in Buenos Aires.
Vietnam drags feet over 'urgent' pollution problem
AFP, Published on 01/03/2025
» HANOI — Toxic smoke billows from a burning mound of plastic bags and leaves on Le Thi Huyen's farm in Hanoi, a city battling an alarming air pollution surge that the communist government appears in no hurry to fix.
New rider in town: Somalia's first woman equestrian turns heads
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» MOGADISHU — A strange sight appears on the streets of Mogadishu: a figure dressed all in black, including a cowboy hat, riding a horse through the beeping traffic of tuk-tuks and motorbikes.