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Seven dead as Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» CALI (COLOMBIA) - Colombia was rocked by a string of 24 coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least seven people across the country's southwest Tuesday, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean nation.
Philippine VP doubts she will survive impeachment
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 11/12/2024
» MANILA - Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte expressed doubts on Wednesday about getting enough support from legislators to fight impeachment complaints filed against her, saying the process is a “political activity”.
French actor Alain Delon dies aged 88, French media report
Reuters, Published on 18/08/2024
» PARIS: French actor Alain Delon, who melted the hearts of millions of film fans whether playing a murderer, hoodlum or hitman in his postwar heyday, has died, French media reported on Sunday. He was 88.
Indian nationals arrested in murder of Sikh activist in Canada
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/05/2024
» OTTAWA - Canadian police arrested three Indian nationals on Friday linked to the murder of a Sikh activist that sparked a major diplomatic clash between Canada and India.
US charges Indian man with foiled hit on American Sikh activist
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department unveiled charges on Wednesday against a man they say planned to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader on American soil earlier this year under the direction of an Indian official.
Ecuadoran presidential candidate shot dead after rally
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» QUITO: Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead after holding a rally in Quito on Wednesday evening, top officials said.
Hitmen brothers handed 40 years for Maltese journalist murder
AFP, Published on 15/10/2022
» VALLETTA - Two hitmen brothers were each sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday for killing a prominent journalist in Malta five years ago, an assassination that sparked an international outcry.
Indonesia seizes land from son of late dictator
Published on 05/11/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia has seized land tied to an automaker owned by the son of the late dictator Suharto in a fresh bid to recoup money from the influential clan, the government said on Friday.
Two Myanmar men arrested in US for plotting to kill UN envoy
Reuters, Published on 07/08/2021
» NEW YORK: Two Myanmar citizens have been arrested in New York state for plotting with an arms dealer in Thailand - who sells weapons to the Myanmar military - to kill or injure Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, US authorities said on Friday.
Spectre of oil giant Rosneft looms over Russian independent media
AFP, Published on 31/05/2020
» MOSCOW - Russian oil giant Rosneft, run by a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, is wielding growing influence over Russia's remaining independent media outlets, already squeezed by tightening press freedoms and pressure from the Kremlin.