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‘Raped, jailed, tortured, left to die’: the hell of being gay in Turkmenistan
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» WARSAW - Two men who escaped one of the world’s most secretive and repressive states have told AFP how they were tortured, beaten and raped in Turkmenistan for the “crime” of being gay.
Sleeping in a closet: Kyiv adapts to Russian strikes
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» KYIV: At the sound of the air raid siren, two little girls quickly unroll a mattress on the ground as their mother takes her other daughter, still asleep, to a closet.
Ukraine's other frontline 'fortress' resisting Russian capture
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» AVDIIVKA (UKRAINE) - There's a second frontline town in eastern Ukraine that the Russians are trying to batter into submission just like Bakhmut, but locals say Avdiivka is unlikely to fall anytime soon.
Walrus that attracted crowds in Oslo fjord euthanised
AFP, Published on 15/08/2022
» OSLO - A walrus nicknamed Freya that attracted crowds while basking in the Oslo fjord was euthanised on Sunday, with Norway officials saying it was the only option but experts slamming an "infinitely sad" decision.
US jury finds Bill Cosby sexually assaulted teen in 1970s
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Bill Cosby sexually assaulted a teenager at the Playboy Mansion almost 50 years ago, a jury in California found Tuesday, in the first civil ruling against the veteran entertainer following dozens of allegations.
Rescued tigers leave Poland for Spain
AFP, Published on 01/12/2019
» WARSAW - Five of nine tigers that narrowly survived a gruelling journey across Europe set off on Saturday for their new home at a Spanish animal refuge after weeks of recovery at a Polish zoo.
'Wild Boars' deal with fame one year after Thai cave rescue
AFP, Published on 21/06/2019
» MAE SAI (THAILAND) - A football team made up mostly of poor or stateless teenagers entered a tourist cave complex in northern Thailand a year ago on a day trip, accompanied by their coach.
'Predator' Bill Cosby sentenced for three to 10 years
AFP, Published on 26/09/2018
» NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania: Disgraced television icon Bill Cosby was sentenced to at least three years in prison, handcuffed and taken into custody Tuesday for sexually assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia mansion 14 years ago.
Cosby: from US cultural icon to convicted sex offender
AFP, Published on 27/04/2018
» NORRISTOWN (UNITED STATES) - From US cultural icon blazing past racial barriers to convicted sex offender: Thursday's guilty verdict will now likely see Bill Cosby, "America's Dad," swap a life of wealth and privilege for prison.
Ex-comedian Cosby guilty of sexual assault
AFP, Published on 27/04/2018
» PHILADELPHIA: Disgraced television icon Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of sexual assault by a US jury -- losing a years-long legal battle that was made tougher at retrial as the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era.