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German suspect in Madeleine McCann case freed from prison
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» SEHNDE, Germany - The top suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal was freed from a German prison on Wednesday, an AFP journalist at the scene reported.
How will the Dalai Lama's successor be chosen?
Reuters, Published on 02/07/2025
» DHARAMSHALA — The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, is a matter of riveting interest not only for followers of his religion, but also China, India, and the United States, for strategic reasons.
New search in Madeleine McCann case finished: Portuguese police
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» LAGOS (PORTUGAL) - A new search launched this week into the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann ended Thursday, said police in Portugal, where she went missing 18 years ago.
Britain’s youngest killers in 30 years sentenced
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2024
» LONDON - Two boys who were aged just 12 when they killed a 19-year-old man in a “horrific” machete attack in central England last year were sentenced on Friday to a minimum of eight years and six months in custody.
Putin says Russia will 'intensify' attacks on Ukraine
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Moscow would intensify strikes on military targets in Ukraine, after an unprecedented Ukrainian attack over the weekend on the Russian city of Belgorod.
Zelensky visits eastern front as Russia ramps up attacks
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday visited a frontline command post in eastern Ukraine, where Russian forces have been stepping up attacks after holding back a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Israel-Hamas guns silent as hostage release awaited
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): After 48 days of gunfire and bombardment that claimed thousands of lives, a four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war began on Friday with hostages set to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
Venice mourns after 21 killed in bus accident
AFP, Published on 04/10/2023
» VENICE - Flags flew at half-mast over Venice on Wednesday after 21 people including a toddler were killed when a bus careered off an overpass and caught fire.
Kyiv fears ‘difficult’ winter of Russian strikes
AFP, Published on 21/09/2023
» KYIV - Ukraine on Thursday warned that difficult winter months lay ahead after a "massive" Russian missile barrage targeted civilian infrastructure, leaving several dead and wounded in towns across Ukraine.
Moscow strike kills toddler in Dnipro, Russian border district evacuates
AFP, Published on 04/06/2023
» KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian rescuers outside the city of Dnipro on Sunday recovered the body of a two-year-old girl from the rubble left by a Russian strike on a residential area.