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Shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach kills 9
AFP, Published on 14/12/2025
» SYDNEY - Two suspected shooters opened fire at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing nine people and wounding multiple others in an attack that spread panic, with bodies reported lying on the ground.
Migration and crime fears loom over Chile's presidential runoff
AFP, Published on 06/12/2025
» ARICA (CHILE) - Crime and immigration are the issues dominating Chile's presidential election runoff -- nowhere more so than in the northern border city of Arica, where residents say fear has replaced the calm they once knew.
Colombian FARC leaders ordered to make reparations for over 21,000 kidnappings
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» BOGOTá - A Colombian court on Tuesday held seven leaders of the defunct Colombian guerrilla army FARC responsible for the kidnappings of tens of thousands of people during the group's half-century of war with the state.
Colombian cannabis industry withering
By Nelson Bocanegra, Reuters, Published on 22/12/2023
» SUBACHOQUE, Colombia - More than 17 acres of land owned by a Colombian-Canadian company near Bogota were once meant to grow 25 varieties of cannabis, but over the past year weeds have overtaken greenhouses and 200 of its 218 employees have been fired.
Search for missing paused in Colombia after landslide kills 15
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» QUETAME (COLOMBIA) - Rescue teams temporarily suspended efforts to search for survivors Tuesday after a landslide triggered by heavy rains left at least 15 people dead and more than a dozen missing in central Colombia, authorities said.
UN rights council condemns Koran burnings despite splits
AFP, Published on 12/07/2023
» GENEVA - The UN Human Rights Council voted Wednesday to condemn recent Koran burning incidents, but many countries declined to back the resolution, fearing it encroached on free speech.
In Miami's melting pot, a dialect of English emerges
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» MIAMI - In Miami, Spanish rules. One hears it everywhere, with hundreds of thousands of immigrants speaking it even as they attain fluency in English.
Neymar ready to carry the weight of a nation on his shoulders
AFP, Published on 08/11/2022
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Fuelled by past disappointments at the World Cup, Neymar has been preparing for a long time to make sure he is in peak condition to lead Brazil into this year's tournament in Qatar.
Mexico hunts for missing children of 'Dirty War'
AFP, Published on 24/10/2021
» MEXICO CITY - Decades after his sister disappeared during the political repression of Mexico's "Dirty War," Roberto Martinez hopes to finally meet the child he believes she gave birth to while held captive.
Journalist blames Colombia for her rape and torture
AFP, Published on 16/03/2021
» BOGOTA: World Fress Freedom winning journalist Jineth Bedoya on Monday accused the Colombian state of torture, rape and kidnapping during a virtual hearing at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.