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13 civilians killed by security forces in India's northeast
Dec 05, 2021 (AFP)
Troops shot dead six labourers returning to their homes on Saturday afternoon in Mon district, near the Myanmar border, after setting up an ambush for insurgent...
The candidates seeking to unseat France's Macron
Dec 04, 2021 (AFP)
Macron, in power since 2017, has not officially declared his candidacy for a second term but few doubt that he will. Here are the most prominent figures in the ...
Shuttered Hong Kong democracy paper wins press freedom award
Dec 02, 2021 (AFP)
Apple Daily, formerly Hong Kong's most popular pro-democracy newspaper, collapsed in June after authorities froze its assets under a national security law impos...
Myanmar court delays verdict in Suu Kyi trial
Nov 30, 2021 (AFP)
The Nobel laureate has been detained since the generals ousted her government in the early hours of February 1, ending the Southeast Asian country's brief democ...
Iraq: Key forces emerge after latest election
Nov 30, 2021 (AFP)
But without an absolute majority in the fragmented 329-seat legislature, parties will have to form alliances. Here is an overview of some of the most important ...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi due to hear first verdict in junta trial
Nov 28, 2021 (AFP)
The Nobel laureate has been detained since the generals ousted her government in the early hours of February 1, ending the Southeast Asian country's brief democ...
In joint op-ed, China and Russia decry US democracy summit
Nov 27, 2021 (AFP)
Calling the US plan "an evident product of its Cold-War mentality," ambassadors Anatoly Antonov of Russia and Qin Gang of China said the December 9-10 event wou...
Egypt using French military aid to 'kill civilians': report
Nov 21, 2021 (AFP)
Opposition deputies immediately called for a parliamentary committee to be set up to investigate the affair, while Defence Minister Florence Parly ordered her o...
Myanmar arrests ex-lawmaker it says masterminded anti-junta attacks
Nov 19, 2021 (AFP)
Self-declared civilian "people's defence forces" have sprung up to fight for democracy since the generals seized power in a February coup, with dissidents targe...
Iraq Shiite leader Sadr cautions vote 'losers'
Nov 18, 2021 (AFP)
His appeal came after weeks of tensions that peaked in early November when an explosives-laden drone hit the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhem...
UK's Johnson faces grilling from MPs amid sleaze row
Nov 17, 2021 (AFP)
With opposition parties on the attack and rank-and-file Tory MPs unhappy, the quizzing from the heads of parliament's cross-party select committees at 1500 GMT ...
Freed US journalist says thought Myanmar jail ordeal would never end
Nov 16, 2021 (AFP)
Danny Fenster -- handed an 11-year sentence last week for incitement, unlawful association and breaching visa rules -- was freed on Monday, a day before he was ...
Myanmar junta charges Suu Kyi with fraud during 2020 polls
Nov 16, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military coup in February sparked nationwide protests and a deadly crackdown on dissent. Detained since the putsch, Suu Ky...
Sudan armed forces deploy ahead of planned anti-coup protests
Nov 13, 2021 (AFP)
The demonstrations are to take place nearly three weeks after top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ousted the government, detained the civilian leadership and ord...
US journalist detained in Myanmar jailed for 11 years
Nov 12, 2021 (AFP)
The military has squeezed the press since taking power in a February coup, arresting dozens of journalists critical of its crackdown on dissent, which has kille...
'Democracy stronger than barbarism', Hollande tells attacks trial
Nov 10, 2021 (AFP)
Hollande, who was president from 2012 to 2017, also said that while the government knew further attacks were being planned after the massacre of a group of cart...
Myanmar charges US journalist with terrorism, sedition
Nov 10, 2021 (AFP)
The military has squeezed the press since taking power in a February coup, arresting dozens of journalists critical of its crackdown on dissent that has killed ...
Verdict next month in Covid rules trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi: source
Nov 09, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military's February coup, which sparked huge protests and a bloody crackdown on dissent. Suu Kyi, 76, went on trial in Jun...
Hong Kong arrests three for urging voters to cast blank ballots
Nov 09, 2021 (AFP)
Under a sweeping overhaul imposed earlier this year, only those deemed "staunch patriots" are allowed to take part in politics, and anyone standing for public o...
Verdict next month in trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi: source
Nov 09, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military's February coup, which sparked huge protests and a bloody crackdown on dissent. Suu Kyi, 76, went on trial in Jun...
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