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Vietnamese caught in Japan's illegal worker crackdown
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» TOKYO — For a decade, Vietnamese worker Minh did tough jobs like sandblasting ships and welding steel, helping address rapidly ageing Japan's dire labour needs.
French prosecutors urge 10-year terms for Kardashian robbers
AFP, Published on 21/05/2025
» PARIS - Prosecutors on Wednesday urged a French court to hand 10-year prison terms to the four men accused of robbing American superstar Kim Kardashian of some $10 million worth of jewellery at a Paris hotel.
Uruguay's 'poorest president' Mujica dies aged 89
AFP, Published on 14/05/2025
» MONTEVIDEO - Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter and hero of the Latin American left, has died at the age of 89, the government said Tuesday.
Heists at sea: Shrimp bandits terrorise Ecuador farmers
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador: From robberies on land to hold-ups at sea by rifle-toting, hooded men, Ecuador's shrimp industry is facing a wave of violent crime that is threatening the country's star export.
Florida school curbs access to poem read at Biden inauguration
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» MIAMI - A Florida school has restricted access for students to the poem "The Hill We Climb," read at President Joe Biden's inauguration before a live audience of nearly 34 million people, the poet says.
Jailbreak fugitive appears in S.African court
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» BLOEMFONTEIN (SOUTH AFRICA) - A rapist and murderer who broke out of jail and left a burnt corpse in his cell appeared in a South African court on Friday, a day after being flown back from Tanzania.
Prison break fugitive back in S.African jail
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - A fugitive rapist and murderer who left a burnt corpse in his cell during a daring jailbreak has returned to prison in South Africa after fleeing to Tanzania, officials said Thursday.
Russia arrests young woman over death of top military blogger
AFP, Published on 03/04/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia on Monday detained a 26-year-old woman after an explosion that killed a top Russian military blogger, saying the attack was orchestrated by Ukraine with help from supporters of jailed critic Alexei Navalny.
War of attrition: Russia's stubborn fight for Ukraine's Bakhmut
AFP, Published on 09/12/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - For months, Russian forces have attacked the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut with frontal assaults, artillery barrages and air strikes in a stubborn battle for a settlement deemed strategically irrelevant by many observers.
Crime bedevils US shopkeepers in run-up to election
AFP, Published on 05/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - When an upmarket clothing brand shuttered its San Francisco store last month, its boss said the west coast destination was a "city of chaos" where gangs of criminals roam free, robbing businesses at will.