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Bill, Hillary Clinton to testify in US House Epstein probe
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) — Bill and Hillary Clinton will testify in a US House investigation surrounding deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a spokesman for the ex-president said, heading off a potential vote to hold the couple in contempt.
Maduro heckled and cut off in defiant US court appearance
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» NEW YORK - Nicolas Maduro walked into a packed New York courtroom Monday with his shoulders back, scanning the public gallery and offering a few Spanish greetings, before declaring: "I am innocent."
Thousands more Epstein-linked documents released
AFP, Published on 23/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - Thousands of new documents linked to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were made available Tuesday by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), amid mounting criticism over the pace of the publication and heavy redactions.
Hundreds swim, float at Bondi Beach to honour shooting victims
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» SYDNEY - Many hundreds plunged into the ocean off Australia's Bondi Beach on Friday, forming a massive floating circle to honour the 15 people shot and killed at a Jewish festival.
In Istanbul, pope meets bereaved family, prays with Armenians
AFP, Published on 30/11/2025
» ISTANBUL - Pope Leo XIV wraps up a four-day trip to Turkey on Sunday after a warm welcome by its tiny Christian community, before heading to Lebanon with a message of peace for the crisis-mired nation.
Frida Kahlo painting sells for $54.7 mn in record for female artist
AFP, Published on 22/11/2025
» NEW YORK - A self-portrait by celebrated Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million in New York on Thursday, setting a record for the price of a painting by a woman, the auction house Sotheby's said.
Prague cathedral's long-awaited organ to pipe up in 2026
AFP, Published on 12/11/2025
» PRAGUE — Prague's St. Vitus Cathedral, a favourite feature of postcards from the Czech capital, is next year set to inaugurate a long-awaited organ that befits its Gothic splendour.
Philippine death toll tops 140 as typhoon heads towards Vietnam
AFP, Published on 06/11/2025
» LILOAN (PHILIPPINES) - Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 140 people and left another 127 missing after unleashing devastating flooding across the central Philippines, official figures showed Thursday, as the storm headed towards Vietnam.
Impoverished Filipinos forge a life among the dead
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» MANILA - In teeming Manila, where poverty runs deep and millions lack adequate shelter, some of the living have found refuge among the dead.
Arc de Trump? New monument model sits on US president's desk
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump is no stranger to ambitious construction projects but could he be eyeing one of his biggest yet?