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Ugandan army denies seizing opposition leader
AFP, Published on 17/01/2026
» KAMPALA - Uganda’s army denied claims on Saturday that opposition leader Bobi Wine had been abducted from his home, as counting continued in an election marred by reports of at least 10 deaths amid an internet blackout.
Uganda counts votes amid reports of violence
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» KAMPALA - Uganda’s opposition said its leader Bobi Wine was under house arrest on Friday, after an election that also saw a member of parliament accuse security forces of killing 10 people at his home.
Mother sentenced to life in prison for New Zealand's 'suitcase murders'
AFP, Published on 26/11/2025
» AUCKLAND - A mother who murdered her two children and stuffed them into suitcases stashed inside a storage locker was on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment in New Zealand.
With new 6-year term, Putin cements hold on Russian leadership
The New York TImes, Published on 18/03/2024
» BERLIN: Vladimir Putin on Sunday extended his rule over Russia until 2030, using a heavily stage-managed presidential election with no real competition to portray overwhelming public support for his domestic dominance and his invasion of Ukraine.
Serbian opposition marches in support of arrested protesters
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» BELGRADE - Thousands gathered in front of a Belgrade police station on Monday evening in support of those arrested the previous day during protests against what they say was electoral fraud in Serbia's recent parliamentary and local elections.
Protesters set up roadblocks over alleged electoral fraud
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» BELGRADE - Demonstrators set up roadblocks in the Serbian capital Belgrade Monday, to protest what they say was electoral fraud in Serbia's recent parliamentary and local elections.
Hundreds rally in fresh protest over Serbia vote results
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» BELGRADE - Hundreds of people demonstrated against alleged voter fraud in the Serbian capital of Belgrade on Tuesday, following calls by the main opposition camp to protest the weekend's election results that have been marred by reports of "irregularities".
Quick, tidy up! They're here: San Francisco scrambles for APEC
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Like a housework-shy couple who suddenly discover the neighbors are dropping round, San Francisco is in tidying panic mode as it readies for thousands of influential APEC visitors.
Spurred by TikTok, some Americans return to cash to curb spending
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - Manicured fingers meticulously place cash in transparent envelopes marked "food," "gas" and other categories, demonstrating in a TikTok video a retro technique for controlling what you spend that is newly popular with some money-conscious Americans.
Taliban victory sparks hopes of peace in rural Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 08/11/2021
» DASHTAN (AFGHANISTAN) - In the villages that once bore the brunt of Afghanistan's frontline fighting, the Taliban victory has broken a cycle of air strikes, gun battles and funerals.