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US charges yakuza gang leader over conspiring to sell nuclear material

NEW YORK, Feb 21, 2024 (AFP) - US authorities said Wednesday they had charged a member of the Japanese yakuza…

Australian bishop charged with rape and indecent assault after Vatican probe

  SYDNEY, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) - An Australian bishop is facing accusations of rape and indecent assault, becoming one…

Papua New Guinea police authorized “any level of force” to stop tribal clashes

PORT MORESBY, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) Papua New Guinea is deploying additional security personnel to a region where dozens were…

Gunfire in Minnesota: Burnsville officers, paramedic die responding to family crisis

  WASHINGTON, Feb 18, 2024 (AFP) - Two police officers and a first responder were shot and killed early Sunday…

Taiwanese streamers jailed for faking kidnapping in Cambodia

  PHNOM PENH, Feb 16, 2024 (AFP) - Two Taiwanese men have been sentenced to two years in jail each…

Biden says Putin and ‘his thugs’ responsible for Navalny death

By Danny KEMP WASHINGTON, Feb 16, 2024 (AFP) - US President Joe Biden directly blamed Russian leader Vladimir Putin on…

Trump fined $355 mn, banned from NY business in fraud trial

By Gregory WALTON NEW YORK, Feb 16, 2024 (AFP) - A New York judge ordered Donald Trump to pay $355…

Ex-fiance of S. Korean Olympic fencing star jailed 12 years for fraud

SEOUL, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) - The former fiance of South Korean Olympic fencing medallist Nam Hyun-hee was sentenced to…

Two injured in shooting at celebrity pastor’s Texas megachurch

https://youtu.be/doXDEfl4F08     HOUSTON, Feb 11, 2024 (AFP) - Two people including a five-year-old boy were wounded after a woman…

Hostage situation on Swiss train ends with suspect killed

YVERDON-LES-BAINS, Switzerland, Feb 9, 2024 (AFP) - A hostage situation on a train in the west of Switzerland on Thursday…

Philippines thwarts cyber attacks on Marcos, government agencies

MANILA, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - The Philippines has thwarted thousands of "sophisticated" cyberattacks targeting the websites of President Ferdinand…

Knife attacker wounds three at major Paris train station

By Thomas Gropallo and Alexandre Hielard PARIS, Feb 3, 2024 (AFP) - Three people were injured Saturday in a knife…

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