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Celebrations as Nepal registers first LGBTQ marriage
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» KATHMANDU - An LGBTQ couple has acquired a marriage certificate in Nepal, officials said Thursday, a first in South Asia and hailed by the pair as a win "for all".
French justice minister acquitted in conflict of interest case
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» PARIS - A French court on Wednesday acquitted France's justice minister in a conflict of interest trial that has been an embarrassment for President Emmanuel Macron's government.
Final debates begin in Hong Kong's largest security trial
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's largest-ever national security trial began final arguments Wednesday, more than 1,000 days after authorities filed charges against 47 democracy activists under a law imposed by China to quell dissent.
Russian court extends detention of US journalist Gershkovich
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Tuesday said it had extended until January the detention of US reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in Russia earlier this year on spying charges.
French serial killer's widow on trial over decades-old murders
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» PARIS - The widow of a French serial killer known as the "ogre of the Ardennes" goes on trial from Tuesday over her role in three murders dating back several decades, including the killing of a British woman whose body was found in a river in 1990.
Crimean treasures return to Kyiv after years of legal battles
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ancient Crimean gold treasures returned to Kyiv Monday after being stuck in a Dutch museum for nine years, where they were on show when Russia seized the Black Sea peninsula in 2014.
Satirical Putin play stirs emotions in Bulgaria
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» SOFIA - A highly acclaimed satirical play about President Vladimir Putin and his allies facing a war crimes tribunal is making waves in Bulgaria, a country historically close to Russia.
Six pupils go on trial over 2020 murder of French schoolteacher
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» PARIS: Six teenagers go on trial in Paris on Monday for their role in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, the first of two trials in a case that horrified France.
S.Leone under curfew after military armoury attacked
AFP, Published on 26/11/2023
» FREETOWN - Armed clashes erupted in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Sunday in what the government said was an attack on a military armoury, as it imposed an immediate national curfew.
S.Leone imposes curfew after military armoury attacked
AFP, Published on 26/11/2023
» FREETOWN - A military armoury in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown came under attack on Sunday, the government announced, as it imposed an immediate national curfew.