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Indonesia grants national hero status to late strongman Suharto
Reuters, Published on 10/11/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesia awarded the title of national hero on Monday to late President Suharto, who was forced out of office in 1998 by violent protests that ended a three-decade rule marred by accusations of mass human rights violations, corruption and nepotism.
Russians marking Stalin's repression warn against return to past
AFP, Published on 31/10/2025
» BOBROVO — Russians marking an annual day of remembrance for victims of Joseph Stalin's repression warned on Thursday that history could "repeat itself" and criticised attempts to rehabilitate the Soviet leader's legacy.
Pro-Palestinian march, actions at Israel v Norway match
AFP, Published on 12/10/2025
» OSLO - Several hundred people demonstrated and expressed support for the Palestinian cause in Oslo on Saturday as Israel faced Norway in a football World Cup qualifier, AFP journalists reported.
Public or private? Funding debate splits reeling aid sector
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» SEVILLE, Spain - As cuts by rich donors decimate aid budgets for the world’s most vulnerable, private financing has been touted as the sector’s saviour — but not everyone is convinced.
Interpol fights crime and controversial image, 100 years on
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» VIENNA - As Interpol marks its centenary, it faces the tricky task of nabbing criminals while ensuring that its famous red notices are not abused to snare dissidents.
UN alarmed by Russia's 'mass' passports move in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» GENEVA: The United Nations on Monday voiced deep concern over Moscow's "mass conferral" of Russian passports in Ukrainian territory it controls and denying essential services to people who refuse them.
New Zealand avoid Pakistan whitewash despite Iftikhar run blitz
AFP, Published on 08/05/2023
» KARACHI - Henry Shipley and Rachin Ravindra shared six wickets as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 47 runs in the fifth and final one-day international in Karachi on Sunday.
Israel concedes soldier likely shot Al Jazeera journalist
AFP, Published on 05/09/2022
» JERUSALEM - The Israeli army conceded Monday for the first time that one of its soldiers had likely shot Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh after having mistaken her for a militant.
Patient Pujara gives India the edge in England finale
AFP, Published on 04/07/2022
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Cheteshwar Pujara's typically gritty and unbeaten fifty left England facing a tough chase to beat India in the Covid-delayed fifth Test after Jonny Bairstow's latest hundred delighted home fans at Edgbaston on Sunday.
Watergate: A scandal for the ages that could yet be eclipsed
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - Fifty years since it ignited Washington, the Watergate affair remains a cautionary tale on the threat of untrammeled presidential power and the yardstick against which all other political scandals are judged.