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Senegal poised to party with parade for Afcon champs
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» DAKAR - After winning the Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal’s football players will parade through Dakar on Tuesday, ending their long journey to victory at the country’s presidential palace.
Grieving families of Air India crash victims await answers
AFP, Published on 12/12/2025
» AHMEDABAD (INDIA) - A flickering candle casts a dim light on the photo of 12-year-old Akash Patni, a pensive look on the face of the Indian boy who died in a plane crash that has left his family inconsolable.
Trump threats reverberate as Hondurans vote for president
AFP, Published on 30/11/2025
» TEGUCIGALPA - Hondurans go to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election dominated by US President Donald Trump's threats to cut aid to the country if his right-wing champion loses.
Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque
AFP, Published on 29/11/2025
» ISTANBUL — Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque early on Saturday on the third day of his trip to Turkey.
In the black: the business of mourning Thailand's queen mother
AFP, Published on 31/10/2025
» In a bustling Bangkok market, hundreds of wholesale vendors have been selling black clothing since dawn -- several with hefty discounts -- in honour of Thailand's late former queen.
Afghans return home to rubble, hoping truce holds with Pakistan
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» KABUL - Abdul Rahim surveys the rubble that was his home in Kabul, where he lived with six family members.
Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking island
AFP, Published on 11/09/2025
» BULACAN, Philippines - On the Philippine island of Pugad, street food vendor Maria Tamayo wakes before her grandchildren to begin the backbreaking work of removing seawater from her home scoop by scoop with a plastic dustpan.
Tunisia sees European tourist numbers rebound decade after attack
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» SOUSSE — Ten years after a beach attack that killed 30 Britons and delivered a crippling blow to Tunisia's tourism industry, European holidaymakers are finally returning in what authorities hope will be record-breaking numbers.
Thailand and Cambodia agree truce after five days of fighting
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» PUTRAJAYA - Thailand and Cambodia's leaders agreed to an "unconditional" ceasefire on Monday, after five days of combat along their jungle-clad frontier that has killed at least 36 people.
Syria deploys forces after dozens killed in Bedouin-Druze clashes
AFP, Published on 14/07/2025
» DAMASCUS - Syria deployed security forces Monday in the southern province of Sweida after at least 50 people were killed in clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters, a monitor said.