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Myanmar junta court rejects Suu Kyi corruption appeal
May 04, 2022 (AFP)
Since a coup ousted her government in February last year, plunging Myanmar into upheaval, Suu Kyi has been in military custody and faces a raft of charges that ...
Hong Kong plummets towards bottom of press freedom ranking
May 03, 2022 (AFP)
For two decades, media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has ranked countries and territories around the world by how free their press is. Hong Ko...
Bolsonaro responds after DiCaprio urges Brazil youth to vote
Apr 30, 2022 (AFP)
The Hollywood star had posted a message on Twitter Thursday saying that "Brazil is home to the Amazon and other ecosystems critical to climate change. "What hap...
Myanmar junta arrests lawyer defending Suu Kyi ally: source
Apr 29, 2022 (AFP)
Suu Kyi's government was pushed out last year in a coup d'etat by Myanmar's powerful military, who alleged that she and her National League for Democracy party ...
Myanmar junta court convicts Suu Kyi of corruption: spokesman
Apr 27, 2022 (AFP)
Since a military coup ousted her government in February last year, plunging Myanmar into upheaval, Suu Kyi has been in military custody. In the latest case, the...
Marine Le Pen, a fighter suffering another big defeat
Apr 24, 2022 (AFP)
Trailing by around 16 percentage points in the second-round runoff according to projections, Le Pen came far closer to power than any far-right leader in France...
Anti-coup fighters threaten Chinese mines in Myanmar
Apr 23, 2022 (AFP)
The Southeast Asian nation's economy has been in turmoil since a coup last February and a number of countries have imposed sanctions on Myanmar's military-linke...
Myanmar junta chief calls for peace talks with ethnic rebels
Apr 22, 2022 (AFP)
Myanmar has about 20 ethnic rebel armies -- many of which control swathes of remote border territory -- that have fought each other and the military for decades...
Myanmar junta says to free 1,600 prisoners in new year amnesty
Apr 17, 2022 (AFP)
The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since the military's ouster of Aung San Suu Kyi's government last year, which sparked huge protests and a deadly...
Myanmar political prisoners not among 1,600 freed in new year amnesty
Apr 17, 2022 (AFP)
The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government was ousted last year in a military coup, which sparked huge protest...
Myanmar rebel troupe takes aim at junta with folk satire
Apr 16, 2022 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in chaos since last year's coup sparked renewed fighting with ethnic rebels and sprouted dozens of "People's Defence Forces" that have battled ...
EU anti-fraud body accuses Marine Le Pen of embezzlement
Apr 16, 2022 (AFP)
The allegations come just over a week before Le Pen goes head-to-head with incumbent Emmanuel Macron in the second round of presidential elections. Her lawyer d...
Dry streets as Myanmar boycotts water festival to protest junta
Apr 13, 2022 (AFP)
The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government last year, sparking huge protests and a bloody crackdown....
French Greens face crisis after failed presidential bid
Apr 11, 2022 (AFP)
Yannick Jadot from the Europe Ecology-The Greens party (EELV) was eliminated in Sunday's first round with a score of around 4.6 percent, following a campaign th...
The 12 candidates in France's presidential election
Apr 10, 2022 (AFP)
Twelve candidates are in the race, which will see the top two in the first round face a run-off on April 24. AFP looks at all the hopefuls, from the frontrunner...
Junta-appointed Myanmar central bank deputy head shot
Apr 07, 2022 (AFP)
Myanmar's military has led a bloody crackdown on dissent after taking power in last year's coup, sparking social unrest and a worsening economic crisis. Self-de...
Marine Le Pen: far-right chief within reach of French presidency
Apr 06, 2022 (AFP)
Short of a major upset, polling suggests she will reach the run-off on April 24 against the centrist after Sunday's first round vote. And this time Macron is no...
Young voters blase on Brazil's elections
Apr 06, 2022 (AFP)
Only thing is, he couldn't care less -- like a lot of young Brazilians, who could make up a key voter demographic in the October contest... if only they were in...
Marine Le Pen: far-right chief within reach of French Presidency
Apr 06, 2022 (AFP)
Short of a major upset, polling suggests she will reach the run-off on April 24 against the centrist after Sunday's first round vote. And this time Macron is no...
Sri Lanka president loses parliament majority as protests mount
Apr 05, 2022 (AFP)
Unprecedented shortages of food and fuel along with record inflation and blackouts have inflicted widespread misery in the country's most painful downturn since...
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