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Twenty troops killed in Georgia plane crash
Reuters and AFP, Published on 12/11/2025
» ANKARA — Turkey's defence ministry said on Wednesday that 20 soldiers were killed in the crash of its military aircraft in Georgia a day earlier, as inspectors continued to seek clues what caused the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) member's cargo plane to go down.
Meet the Myanmar junta’s hi-so helpers
By Hannah Beech, The New York Times, Published on 25/12/2021
» Three years ago, the Kyaw Thaung family partied at the Pegu Club. The venerable Burmese Irish clan had restored the teak-lined establishment to its 19th-century glory. The Pegu Club project befitted the family’s East-meets-West positioning and the optimism of a country newly engaging with the world.
One dead, at least 70 missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
AFP, Published on 22/12/2021
» YANGON: A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar Wednesday killed at least one person and left dozens missing, a member of the rescue team told AFP.
Myanmar junta used helicopters in raid on anti-coup fighters
AFP, Published on 20/12/2021
» Myanmar junta troops launched a helicopter raid on anti-coup fighters in a restive region, locals and a spokesman said Monday, as the military struggles to break resistance to its rule.
US, Mexico seek to revamp fight against drug cartels
AFP, Published on 08/10/2021
» MEXICO CITY - The United States and Mexico began talks Friday on overhauling their joint fight against drug cartels, during a visit by a high-level delegation including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Myanmar jade industry becoming 'slush fund' for junta
Reuters, Published on 29/06/2021
» Myanmar's multi-billion-dollar jade mines risk becoming a "slush fund" for military repression, Global Witness said Tuesday, urging consumers to boycott purchasing any jade and gemstones from the coup-wracked nation.
Star Wars fans build Mandalorian spaceship in Siberia
AFP, Published on 15/03/2021
» YAKUTSK (RUSSIA) - Star Wars fans in Russia have built a giant replica of a spaceship from the spinoff series "The Mandalorian" and installed it in a park in one of the coldest cities on Earth.
Jihadists attack UN base in Nigeria, trapping 25 aid workers
AFP, Published on 02/03/2021
» KANO, Nigeria: Jihadists linked to the Islamic State have attacked a UN base and overrun a humanitarian hub in northeastern Nigeria, trapping 25 aid workers, security and humanitarian sources said.
Afghan forces claim upper hand after Taliban attack Kunduz city
AFP, Published on 31/08/2019
» KUNDUZ (AFGHANISTAN) - Afghan security forces "repelled" a coordinated Taliban assault on the northern city of Kunduz on Saturday, President Ashraf Ghani said, amid competing claims from the insurgents.