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Amid Ukraine war fallout, fearful Chechen women seek escape route
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» EUROPE - Facing what activists say is a hardening of repression inside Chechnya amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Asil and Aishat, both young women, recently fled their violent families in search of safety.
Panama cuts internet, cell phones in restive province
AFP, Published on 22/06/2025
» PANAMA CITY - Panamanian authorities on Saturday partially suspended internet and mobile phone service in a western province where a state of emergency was in effect after two months of anti-government unrest.
Gunmen in Kashmir kill at least 24 tourists
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» SRINAGAR, India - At least 24 people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir when gunmen opened fire on tourists on Tuesday, a senior police officer told AFP, with authorities calling it the worst attack on civilians in years.
Peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in DR Congo
AFP, Published on 25/01/2025
» GOMA, DR Congo - Three South African peacekeepers have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting intensified on Saturday between the Congolese army and Rwandan-backed M23 fighters, a political party said.
60 killed in Colombia guerilla violence
AFP, Published on 19/01/2025
» TIBú (COLOMBIA) - The death toll from attacks by ELN rebels in Colombia has risen to 60 in the country's restive Catatumbo region near the border with Venezuela, officials said Saturday.
'Education apartheid': schooling in crisis in Pakistan
AFP, Published on 11/01/2025
» ABDULLAH GOTH — Aneesa Haroon drops off her tattered school bag at her rural home in Pakistan and hurriedly grabs lunch before joining her father in the fields to pick vegetables.
Somalia joins East Africa trade bloc in 'milestone'
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» NAIROBI - Conflict-weary Somalia on Friday became the eighth member of the East African Community (EAC) in a move hailed as a milestone for the troubled Horn of Africa country.
Ethiopia's Oromo people celebrate festival once denied
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» BISHOFTU (ETHIOPIA) - Tens of thousands of Oromos gathered Sunday at a lake near the Ethiopian capital for a once-banned celebration that today doubles as a sounding board for political and ethnic demands.
Arsenal target Man City scalp as Man Utd seek spark
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» LONDON - Arsenal could leapfrog Manchester City in an early season showdown for the Premier League title on Sunday as crisis-hit Manchester United seek some respite at home to Brentford.
Syria's Assad visits China seeking funds
AFP, Published on 21/09/2023
» HANGZHOU (CHINA) - Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad begins on Thursday his first official trip to China in almost two decades, where he will ask a longtime ally for financial support to help rebuild his devastated country.