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The miracle babies who survived a concentration camp
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» PARIS - They were born in a hell on Earth and were never supposed to survive. But by some miracle a handful of babies born in the Ravensbruck concentration camp in northern Germany made it out alive.
Escaped Brazilian murderer evading US police steals rifle
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» NEW YORK - Schools near Philadelphia were closed and residents told to lock their doors Tuesday after an escaped Brazilian murderer dodged gunfire to steal a rifle from a home and was declared "extremely dangerous."
Korea arrests man who arrived by jet ski from China
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» SEOUL: South Korea's coastguard said Tuesday it had arrested a Chinese national who tried to enter the country after travelling by jet ski from China — a journey of more than 300 kilometres.
Israel captures two of six Palestinian jail breakers
AFP, Published on 11/09/2021
» JERUSALEM - Two of six Palestinian inmates who escaped from a high security prison in Israel this week in one of the most spectacular breakouts in the country's history were captured Friday, Israeli police said.
Israel pours troops into West Bank to hunt down prison fugitives
AFP, Published on 09/09/2021
» RAMALLAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel flooded the occupied West Bank with reinforcements on Wednesday in the manhunt for six Palestinians who have been on the run for three days after escaping from a top security prison.
From India, Myanmar's ousted lawmakers work on challenging junta
Reuters, Published on 15/04/2021
» In a spartan hillside room in India furnished only with a thin sleeping mat, the Myanmar member of parliament spends much of his days attentively listening to Zoom conference calls and tapping away messages on his smartphone.
Besieged Mozambique town deserted as thousands flee militant raid
AFP, Published on 29/03/2021
» PEMBA (MOZAMBIQUE) - The northern Mozambique town of Palma, seized by militants last week, was all but deserted on Monday after thousands of residents abandoned their homes and fled by road, boat and on foot.
Uighurs challenge China to prove missing relatives are free
AFP, Published on 01/08/2019
» BEIJING - China's claim that "most" inmates have been released from re-education camps in its Xinjiang region has been met with anger and scepticism by the Uighur diaspora which has launched a social media campaign challenging Beijing to prove it.
Moody's downgrades Italy on debt concerns
AFP, Published on 20/10/2018
» MILAN: Moody's has cut Italy's credit rating by a notch over concerns about plans for larger deficits and the high public debt load as the country's populist government clashes with Brussels over its budget.
Own up to mass Muslim detentions, Amnesty tells China
AFP, Published on 24/09/2018
» BEIJING - China must come clean about the fate of an estimated one million minority Muslims swept up in a "massive crackdown" in far western region of Xinjiang, Amnesty International said in a new report Monday.