US citizen detained in Myanmar: embassy
Yangon, Myanmar | AFP An American citizen is being wrongfully detained in junta-ruled Myanmar, a US embassy spokesperson told…
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politics
New Sri Lanka president sworn in eyeing unity government
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Thursday as president of the…
4 years ago
Russian Nord Stream gas pipeline restarted after maintenance: operator
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- The Nord Stream gas pipeline linking Russia to Germany restarted on Thursday after 10 days of…
4 years ago
China condemns US warship passage through Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- China on Wednesday slammed Washington as "a destroyer of peace" in the Taiwan Strait, following…
4 years ago
Myanmar rebels claim killing and capturing junta troops
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A Myanmar ethnic rebel group said Tuesday it had captured 14 junta troops and killed an…
4 years ago
The kidnapped Sri Lankan dissident who helped oust a president
by Sean Gleeson Agence France-Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Activist Premakumar Gunaratnam says he was marked for death by…
4 years ago
‘Shocking’ report lists devastation to Australia wildlife
by David Williams Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's unique wildlife is being devastated by bushfires, drought, habitat loss…
4 years ago
India’s parliament begins voting for new president
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's parliament began voting Monday for a new president, with a female politician from…
4 years ago
Donald Trump’s first wife Ivana dies aged 73
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Ivana Trump -- Donald Trump's first wife and mother of his three eldest…
4 years ago
Sri Lanka president emails resignation from Singapore: official
https://youtu.be/krM8_v-YpNw Colombo, Sri Lanka | AFP | Thursday 7/14/2022 by Amal JAYASINGHE Sri Lanka's president submitted his resignation Thursday shortly…
4 years ago
Libyans at boiling point amid summer power cuts
by Hamza Mekouar Agence France-Presse TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- Mahmud Aguil has a comfortable house in Libya's capital Tripoli, but…
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Solomons says foreign base would make it a military target
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Solomon Islands will not host a foreign military base because the nation would be targeted for…
4 years ago
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