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Nepal 'addicted' to the trade in its own people
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» KATHMANDU - Rudra Bahadur Kami returned to Nepal through a back door of Kathmandu airport in a battered coffin after working for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia to feed his family back home.
Italian Olympians 'insulted' by torch relay snub
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» ROME - Persistent complaints by former Italian Olympians that they had been snubbed as relay torchbearers in favour of celebrities drew a reaction on Tuesday from politicians led by Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini.
83 still in hospital after Swiss fire tragedy
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» CRANS-MONTANA (SWITZERLAND) - The majority of those wounded in the devastating New Year bar blaze in Crans-Montana were still in hospital on Monday, as the bodies of five Italian teenagers were repatriated from Switzerland.
'Rescued my soul': Hong Kong firefighters save beloved pets
AFP, Published on 02/12/2025
» HONG KONG — When Jacky Lee first heard about a raging fire at the Hong Kong housing estate where she lived, she rushed back to save Jason, her 15-year-old grey poodle still at home, fearing she would never see him again.
N.Irish town to drop ex-prince Andrew from street name
AFP, Published on 26/11/2025
» CARRICKFERGUS (UNITED KINGDOM) - A Northern Irish council has voted to rename a street in the town of Carrickfergus called after Britain's disgraced former prince Andrew.
Global ‘red list’ of threatened species updated
AFP, Published on 09/10/2025
» ABU DHABI - The world’s top conservation body is holding its world congress starting on Thursday in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi and will unveil its updated “red list” of threatened species.
Sara Netanyahu: the ever-present wife of Israel's prime minister
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» JERUSALEM - Whether dining opposite US President Donald Trump or accompanying her husband on an official Pentagon visit, Sara Netanyahu's front-row role in Washington this week has sparked fresh questions over her place in Israeli politics.
Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» BROOKES POINT (PHILIPPINES) - A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame.
Glamour and gripes in Venice ahead of Bezos wedding
AFP, Published on 24/06/2025
» VENICE - Celebrities in superyachts are sailing into Venice this week for the three-day wedding party of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, despite irate locals who say the Unesco-listed city is no billionaires’ playground.
France eyes social media ban for under-15s
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» PARIS - French authorities have announced plans to ban social media for under-15s and the sale of knives to minors after the murder of a teaching assistant by a 14-year-old boy plunged the country into shock.