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Russian anti-war exiles targeted in Serbia
AFP, Published on 26/01/2023
» BELGRADE: They may be more than a thousand miles from Moscow, but the long arm of the Kremlin is still dangerously close for Russian exiles in Serbia who oppose the invasion of Ukraine.
Mystery endures in 2013 Paris murder of Kurd activists
AFP, Published on 27/12/2022
» PARIS - The unsolved 2013 murder of three Kurdish women activists in Paris has been an open wound for their community, with lingering frustration over France's failure to bring those responsible to justice.
North Korea 'fires two ballistic missiles'
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a flurry of sanctions-busting weapons tests.
S.Africa's Ramaphosa faces crunch impeachment debate
AFP, Published on 13/12/2022
» CAPE TOWN - South African MPs on Tuesday prepared to debate whether to initiate proceedings that could force out President Cyril Ramaphosa over allegations he concealed a huge cash theft at his farm.
S.Africa's Ramaphosa faces 'heated' impeachment debate
AFP, Published on 13/12/2022
» CAPE TOWN - South Africa's parliament is to debate Tuesday whether to initiate proceedings to remove scandal-engulfed President Cyril Ramaphosa from office.
S. Africa's embattled Ramaphosa faces decisive week
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - Embattled South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a decisive week as a scandal hangs over his future, with an impeachment vote on Tuesday preceding a key ruling party conference.
Mozambique ex-president's son, ex-spy bosses jailed for 12 years for graft
AFP, Published on 07/12/2022
» MAPUTO - A Mozambican court on Wednesday sentenced two ex-spy bosses and the son of a former president to 12 years each for their part in a corruption scandal in which the government sought to conceal huge debts, triggering financial havoc.
S.Africa's Ramaphosa future fragile despite party backing
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - The threat of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's immediate exit from office over a cash-in-sofas scandal has temporarily faded after his party vowed to rally around him at next week's impeachment vote, but his woes are far from over.
S.African leader braces to head off impeachment threat
AFP, Published on 05/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - Cyril Ramaphosa may have insisted over the weekend he will not resign, but the South African president still faces a parliamentary vote Tuesday that could lead to his impeachment.
Scandal-hit S. African President Ramaphosa seeks to hang on to power
AFP, Published on 03/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, embroiled in scandal and under threat of impeachment, has no intention of resigning and will fight both politically and judicially, people close to him said Saturday.