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Italy's 'Fourth Mafia', little-known but extremely violent
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» FOGGIA (ITALY) - It took a loaded pistol pointed at Lazzaro D'Auria's head for the Italian landowner to finally say yes to the country's newest and most violent mafia.
Train crash 'may thwart Greek PM's re-election bid'
AFP, Published on 10/03/2023
» ATHENS: The Greek prime minister's bid for re-election at forthcoming polls may be thwarted by the country's deadliest train crash, which has sparked mass protests and calls for him to quit.
Gang violence grips French Indian Ocean territory Mayotte
AFP, Published on 24/11/2022
» MAMOUDZOU (FRANCE) - On the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, clashes between machete-wielding gangs have left at least one dead, highlighting chronic crime problems that have rung alarm bells in Paris.
Kosovo pauses controversial Serbian car plate scheme
AFP, Published on 22/11/2022
» MITROVICA (KOSOVO) - Kosovo's prime minister, accused by Brussels of scuppering talks to resolve a row over a scheme to replace Serbian numberplates, said on Tuesday he had delayed the plan for two days.
Nile is in mortal danger, from its source to the sea
AFP, Published on 02/11/2022
» ALTY (SUDAN): The pharaohs worshipped it as a god, the eternal bringer of life. But the clock is ticking on the Nile.
Germany seizes Russian energy firm's subsidiaries
AFP, Published on 16/09/2022
» BERLIN - Berlin on Friday took control of the German operations of Russian oil firm Rosneft to secure energy supplies which have been disrupted after Moscow invaded Ukraine.
Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, died on Thursday. She was 96.
Famine 'at the door' in Somalia: UN humanitarian chief
AFP, Published on 05/09/2022
» NAIROBI: The UN's humanitarian chief warned on Monday that drought-ravaged Somalia was on the brink of famine and time was running out to save lives.
More Ukraine grain sets sail as new shelling hits nuclear plant
AFP, Published on 07/08/2022
» KYIV, Ukraine: Four more ships carrying around 170,000 tonnes of grain set off from the Black Sea ports of Odessa and Chornomorsk on Sunday, Ukrainian authorities said, as Moscow accused Kyiv of carrying out a new strike against a Russian-occupied nuclear plant.
Alarm bells as US abortion ruling fuels rush on morning-after pill
AFP, Published on 21/07/2022
» WASHINGTON - When the US Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion, Julie Crowe went straight online to do some shopping. She ordered 10 packs of the emergency contraceptive pill known as Plan B for immediate delivery.