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UN refugee chief 'very worried' for Eritreans in Ethiopia
AFP, Published on 15/01/2021
» GENEVA - The UN refugees chief said Thursday he was "extremely troubled" by the humanitarian situation facing Eritrean refugees in northern Ethiopia, citing strong indications of "major violations" of international law.
Nicholls holds whip hand in bid to make it a dozen King George crowns
AFP, Published on 25/12/2020
» LONDON - Clan des Obeaux's biggest obstacle to joining jump racing legends Desert Orchid, Kauto Star and Wayward Lad as a three-time winner of the King George VI Chase on Saturday could be stablemate Cyrname.
Ethiopia PM orders final offensive against dissident Tigray leaders
AFP, Published on 26/11/2020
» ADDIS ABABA - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday ordered Ethiopia's army to launch a final offensive against Tigray's dissident leaders in their regional capital Mekele, saying the deadline for surrender had expired.
Questions linger among the corpses of an Ethiopian massacre
AFP, Published on 25/11/2020
» MAI-KADRA (ETHIOPIA) - Scores of freshly-dug graves fill the church compound in Mai-Kadra. Shovels abandoned by weary hands are strewn on the dirt among empty cans of lemon air freshener that fail to mask the stench of death.
Ethiopian PM rejects 'interference' ahead of surrender deadline
AFP, Published on 25/11/2020
» ADDIS ABABA - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday said he rejected international "interference" in Ethiopia's affairs, hours before a deadline for Tigray's rebellious leaders to surrender or face an assault on their capital.
Ethiopia army threatens 'no mercy' in assault on regional capital
AFP, Published on 22/11/2020
» ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia's military on Sunday warned of an all-out assault on Mekele, capital of the Tigray region, telling civilians to flee while they still can.
Tigray forces fire rockets into neighbouring Ethiopian region
AFP, Published on 21/11/2020
» BAHIR DAR (ETHIOPIA) - Tigray forces fired rockets into a neighbouring Ethiopian state on Friday, heightening fears the internal conflict could spread to other parts of the country, a day after the federal government said its forces were closing in on the dissident region's capital.
UN warns of war crimes in Ethiopia conflict
AFP, Published on 13/11/2020
» ADDIS ABABA: The United Nations warned Friday of possible war crimes in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray, after 10 days of fighting that the country's prime minister claimed had his enemy "in the final throes of death".
Amnesty says scores dead in Ethiopia 'massacre' as conflict escalates
AFP, Published on 13/11/2020
» ADDIS ABABA - Amnesty International said Thursday that scores of civilians were killed in a "massacre" in Ethiopia's Tigray region that witnesses blamed on forces backing the local ruling party in its fight against the federal government.
Elephants' migration to village brings new stress
AFP, Published on 11/06/2020
» MAE CHAEM, Chiang Mai: A thousand elephants threatened by starvation have journeyed through the hills of northern Thailand, making a slow migration home from tourist sites forced shut by the pandemic.