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Prosecutors appeal after 'Hotel Rwanda' hero jailed
AFP, Published on 21/10/2021
» KIGALI - Rwandan prosecutors said Wednesday they have filed an appeal against a court ruling that sentenced "Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina to 25 years in prison on terrorism charges.
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Growing in numbers and power, criminal gangs terrorize Haiti
AFP, Published on 20/10/2021
» PORT-AU-PRINCE - Last week's kidnapping in broad daylight of 17 US and Canadian missionaries and their families in the Haitian capital highlighted criminal gangs' growing hold on the country, fueled by a deep political crisis and the powerlessness of the judicial system.
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'Hotel Rwanda' hero to learn verdict in terror trial
AFP, Published on 20/09/2021
» KIGALI - A court is set to deliver its verdict Monday against Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero turned government critic who is charged with terrorism in a trial supporters say is politically motivated.
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Myanmar military offers amnesty to some protesters in hiding
Reuters, Published on 06/08/2021
» Myanmar's ruling military has offered to waive charges against some protesters involved in demonstrations or strikes if they come forward to authorities, state media reported on Friday, prompting a sceptical response from several facing charges.
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South Africa tourism on edge with double impact of virus, riots
AFP, Published on 19/07/2021
» CAPE TOWN: Graced with rolling vineyards, bountiful big game, the iconic Table Mountain, endless sandy beaches and vast cultural riches, South Africa would have expected to cash in on a post-virus travel boom.
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China's way with a divided, inert Asean
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 18/06/2021
» The recent Asean-China foreign ministers' meeting early this month in Chongqing was crucial for its timing and circumstances. Co-chaired by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin, it was the first "in-person" meeting among foreign ministers of both sides since the Covid-19 period began early last year.
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Boycott and bombings mar Myanmar's new school year
Reuters, Published on 02/06/2021
» No more than a quarter of Myanmar's more than 12 million pupils enrolled for the new school year amid a protest boycott against military rule and in the wake of a series of bombings, an official of a teachers' group said.
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Police and soldiers killed in eastern Myanmar amid heavy fighting
AFP, Published on 24/05/2021
» YANGON: Dozens of Myanmar security force members were killed Sunday, rebel fighters said, after heavy fighting in the coup-hit country's eastern fringe.
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Former Maldives president wounded in 'assassination attempt'
AFP, Published on 07/05/2021
» MALé (MALDIVES) - Former Maldives president and current parliamentary speaker Mohamed Nasheed was recovering in hospital Friday after an assassination attempt left him with shrapnel wounds.
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Man gets 42 years for attacks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/04/2021
» The Supreme Court has sentenced a man accused of masterminding a series of violent attacks in the deep South to 42 years in prison.
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