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Armenian schools teach pace, prepare for war
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» PARAKAR, Armenia - Each day at her school, head teacher Anush Hakobyan passes by the photo of her son killed three years ago in a war with Azerbaijan for control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Mongolia's circus performers fight to preserve their craft
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» ULAANBAATAR: Mongolian circus performers fly through a cavernous hall inspectors have warned could collapse any time, one of the few places left to train if they hope to travel the world with their country's spectacular big top shows.
'Without hope': crackdown rattles Afghans in Pakistan
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» KARACHI - The cow had been slaughtered and bags of rice purchased but young bride Wahida's nuptials were cut short when her groom was arrested on their wedding day, one of hundreds caught in a recent crackdown on Afghans living in Pakistan.
Kenya mall siege survivor says retelling ordeal helps to heal
AFP, Published on 20/09/2023
» NAIROBI - "Please let them not kill us, let them not kill us."
Argentina's ESMA torture centre: hell becomes heritage
AFP, Published on 20/09/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - The ESMA, the most notorious murder and torture centre among hundreds operated by Argentina's 1976-83 military dictatorship, stands today as a reminder of the brutality humans are capable of.
Kim Jong Un meets Russia defence minister in Vladivostok
AFP, Published on 16/09/2023
» MOSCOW - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vladivostok on Saturday where he was met by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, according to state news agency TASS.
French schools refuse dozens of girls wearing Muslim robe
AFP, Published on 06/09/2023
» PARIS - French schools sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove their abayas -- an over-garment from the shoulders to the feet worn by Muslim women -- on the first day of the school year, a government minister said Tuesday.
France imposes abaya ban on first day of school
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» PARIS: French authorities were on Monday imposing a newly-announced ban on the abaya Muslim dress for women in schools, with over 500 establishments under scrutiny as children across the country returned to class.
Ukraine: Drone that hit Russian airport launched inside Russia
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» KYIV - Ukraine's military intelligence said Friday that a recent drone attack on an airport in northwestern Russia which damaged several transport planes was carried out from within Russian territory.
Bomb threats in Kyiv as new school term begins
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» KYIV - Kyiv police reported bomb threats to the Ukrainian capital's schools on Friday as children returned to classrooms for a second academic year since Russia's all-out invasion.