Ecuador prison riot leaves 43 dead, 108 on the run
SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS COLORADOS, Ecuador (AFP) -- At least 43 inmates died on Monday in Ecuador's latest grisly…
4 years ago
International
Downtown Beijing goes quiet as zero-Covid policy smothers capital
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Millions of people in Beijing stayed home on Monday as China's capital tries to fend…
4 years ago
60 dead in bombed east Ukraine school: Zelensky
Sixty civilians died in the bombing of a school in eastern Ukraine's Lugansk region this weekend, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.…
4 years ago
Putin vows ‘as in 1945, victory will be ours’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed that "as in 1945, victory will be ours" as he congratulated former Soviet…
4 years ago
Saudi King Salman enters hospital for ‘examinations’: report
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's ageing King Salman has been admitted to hospital for unspecified tests, state…
4 years ago
Civilians leave steelworks as Ukraine braces for renewed offensive
by Joshua Melvin, with David Stout in Kyiv Agence France Presse All vulnerable civilians have been evacuated from Mariupol,…
4 years ago
North Korea fires submarine-launched missile after US nuclear warning
SEOUL, North Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile Saturday, Seoul said, its second missile launch…
4 years ago
Death toll climbs to 22 in Havana hotel blast, gas leak suspected
by Rigoberto DIAZ Agence France Presse HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- The death toll from a powerful explosion at a…
4 years ago
Mystery liver disease kills three children in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Three children in Indonesia have died from a mysterious liver disease, the country's health ministry…
4 years ago
Biden announces $150 mn more weapons for Ukraine
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden announced Friday a new US weapons package worth $150 million for…
4 years ago
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