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Probe opened after elderly ‘yellow vest’ protester injured

NICE, France (AFP) -- French officials faced fresh questions Sunday about the handling of the "yellow vest" protests after an…

Stricken Norwegian liner reaches port after airlift drama

by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- A cruise liner that ran into trouble in stormy seas off Norway reached…

Disease fears mount for Africa cyclone survivors

by Adrien BARBIER and Joaquim NHAMIRRE BEIRA, Mozambique (AFP) -- Disease is threatening to aggravate the already dire conditions facing…

Netanyahu in Washington with Golan Heights recognition on tap

by Jim Mannion with Mike Smith in Jerusalem WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in…

Xi meets Macron as French president seeks united EU front on China

by Vincent-Xavier MORVAN / Julie Pacorel BEAULIEU-SUR-MER, France (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron…

Moroccan police disperse protesting teachers with water cannons

RABAT, Morocco (AFP) - Baton-wielding riot police used water cannons to disperse teachers protesting in the Moroccan capital on Saturday…

Strong 6.1-magnitude quake jolts eastern Indonesia

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of North Maluku province in eastern Indonesia Sunday, US seismologists said, but no…

‘Never seen anything so frightening’: Norway rescuers airlift passengers off cruise ship in storm

by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Rescuers were working into the night on Saturday to airlift 1,300 passengers and crew off a cruise…

NZ to hold national remembrance for Christchurch next Friday

New Zealand will hold a national remembrance service on March 29 for the victims of the Christchurch mosque massacre and…

Thais go to polls in first general election since 2014 coup

by Sippachai KUNNUWONG / Joe Freeman Polls opened Sunday for the first Thai election since a 2014 coup, with a…

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