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Filipino gangs seize 10 fishermen off Borneo: watchdog
Associated Press, Published on 18/06/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Filipino kidnap-for-ransom gangs raided two fishing boats and abducted 10 crew members Tuesday in waters off Borneo island, a Malaysian official and a maritime watchdog said.
Sudanese protesters defy curfew, day after coup
Associated Press, Published on 12/04/2019
» CAIRO: Sudanese pro-democracy protesters who spent four months on the streets rallying against the country's autocratic president pressed on with their campaign for a civilian government Friday, defying the military leaders who overthrew Omar al-Bashir the day before.
Gabon government puts down coup attempt
Associated Press, Published on 07/01/2019
» LIBREVILLE, Gabon: The government of Gabon has put down an attempted coup early Monday and arrested the plotters who were junior army officers, the government spokesman told Radio France International.
Sri Lanka declares emergency
Associated Press, Published on 06/03/2018
» COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday amid fears that anti-Muslim attacks in a central hill town could spread.
Food used as weapon in Rohingya ethnic cleansing
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» NAYAPARA REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh: - Abdul Goni says the Myanmar government was starving his family one stage at a time.
Myanmar army massacred dozens of Rohingya, survivors say
Associated Press, Published on 21/12/2017
» UKHIA, Bangladesh: For six hours he hid in an upstairs room, listening to the crackle of gunfire and the screams of people being slaughtered outside his Myanmar home.
A stunned Puerto Rico seeks to rebuild after Hurricane Maria
Associated Press, Published on 21/09/2017
» SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans stunned by a hurricane that crushed concrete balconies, twisted metal gates and paralyzed the island with landslides, flooding and downed trees vowed to slowly rebuild amid an economic crisis as rescue crews fanned out across the US territory Thursday.
Nations rush to help islands devastated by Hurricane Irma
Associated Press, Published on 08/09/2017
» PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- French, British and Dutch military authorities rushed aid to a devastated string of Caribbean islands Thursday after Hurricane Irma left at least 11 people dead and thousands homeless as it spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend.
Security high before Indian court sentences guru for rapes
Associated Press, Published on 28/08/2017
» NEW DELHI -- A curfew is in place in a north Indian town where a spiritual guru who was convicted of rape last week is scheduled to be sentenced Monday.
Uneasy calm after 36 die in India over guru rape verdict
Associated Press, Published on 27/08/2017
» PANCHKULA, India -- Hundreds of security forces marched through a northern Indian town on Saturday to maintain calm after supporters of a quasi-religious sect leader protested his rape conviction with violence that left at least 36 people dead.