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War in Ukraine: Latest developments
AFP, Published on 10/04/2022
» KYIV, Ukraine: Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
Civilians flee eastern Ukraine after station carnage
AFP, Published on 09/04/2022
» KRAMATORSK, Ukraine: Evacuations resumed on Saturday from the town in eastern Ukraine where a missile strike killed 52 people at a railway station as civilians fled a feared Russian offensive.
Zelensky calls for 'firm global response' to train station bombing
AFP, Published on 09/04/2022
» KRAMATORSK (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a "firm global response" Friday after a missile strike killed 52 people at a train station in eastern Ukraine where civilians had gathered to flee a feared Russian offensive.
Peru ends Lima curfew aimed at quelling protests
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» LIMA - Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday announced the end of a curfew in the capital Lima aimed at containing protests against rising fuel prices following crisis talks with Congress.
Peru president imposes curfew in Lima, Callao after protests
AFP, Published on 05/04/2022
» LIMA - Peruvian President Pedro Castillo announced a curfew for Tuesday in the capital Lima and neighboring port city Callao, after demonstrations across the country over fuel prices caused roadblocks and "acts of violence".
Sri Lanka president loses parliament majority as protests mount
AFP, Published on 05/04/2022
» COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's president lost his parliamentary majority Tuesday as former allies urged his resignation, following days of street protests over the island nation's crippling economic crisis.
Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes after state of emergency
AFP, Published on 05/04/2022
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's parliament will convene Tuesday in its first session since a state of emergency was imposed as the country grapples with protests and mounting demands for the president's resignation over a worsening economic crisis.
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka blocks social media to contain protests
AFP, Published on 03/04/2022
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka blocked access to social media platforms on Sunday after authorities imposed a weekend nationwide curfew to contain protests over a worsening economic crisis.
Sri Lanka declares emergency as street protests spread
AFP, Published on 02/04/2022
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's president declared a state of emergency Friday giving sweeping powers to security forces a day after hundreds tried to storm his house in anger over an unprecedented economic crisis.
On patrol with Kharkiv's elite 'Spetsnaz' police force
AFP, Published on 01/04/2022
» KHARKIV (UKRAINE) - Shouts, the doors are kicked down and a window smashed. In a matter of seconds, the hotel is surrounded and its occupants find themselves on the ground, wrists tied, or with their hands against the wall and a Kalashnikov in the small of their back.