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The Afghan valley proud of its young suicide bombers
AFP, Published on 08/06/2023
» TANGI VALLEY (AFGHANISTAN): Taliban-trained suicide bomber Ismail Ashuqullah regrets missing the chance to blow himself up at the height of the Afghan war -- like many other young men from the lush green Tangi Valley.
Captagon connection: How Syria became a narco state
AFP, Published on 03/11/2022
» BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon: A decade of appalling civil war has left Syria fragmented and in ruins but one thing crosses every front line: a drug called captagon.
Canada's Pendrith grabs three-stroke PGA Bermuda lead
AFP, Published on 31/10/2021
» MIAMI: Canadian Taylor Pendrith reeled off four consecutive birdies on his way to a six-under par 65, seizing a three-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the US PGA Bermuda Championship.
Rwanda's children born of genocidal rape look to future
AFP, Published on 03/03/2021
» MUHANGA, Rwanda: They grew up bearing the stigma of "children of torturers", shunned by their own communities, locked in a quest for identity that decades later remains without an end.
US 'Golden State Killer' pleads guilty to multiple murders
AFP, Published on 30/06/2020
» LOS ANGELES - The so-called "Golden State Killer" pleaded guilty to multiple murders Monday, as well admitting to dozens of rapes and kidnappings, drawing a line under a sadistic crime spree that terrorized California for two decades.
Trial opens for US students over Italy police death
AFP, Published on 26/02/2020
» ROME - Two US students are expected to appear in an Italian court on Wednesday on the first day of their trial over the fatal stabbing last year of a policeman during a botched drugs bust.
US students accused of Italy cop murder brace for trial
AFP, Published on 24/02/2020
» ROME: Two US students go on trial in Italy on Wednesday over the fatal stabbing last year of a policeman in Rome during a botched drug bust.
Brunei introduces death by stoning for adultery, gay sex
AFP, Published on 03/04/2019
» BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei on Wednesday is to introduce harsh new sharia laws, including death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, despite a storm of global criticism from politicians, celebrities and rights groups.
Ex-cop nabbed for 'Golden State Killer' murders, rapes 40 years ago
AFP, Published on 26/04/2018
» LOS ANGELES - California authorities, after a 40-year manhunt, on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 72-year-old former police officer on suspicion of being the notorious "Golden State Killer," a serial rapist and murderer who terrorised the state in the 1970s and 1980s.