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US star Angelina Jolie visits refugee camp in Burkina Faso

  OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Oscar-winning actor Angelina Jolie on Sunday visited a refugee camp in Burkina Faso sheltering thousands…

Mali president and PM resign after arrest by military junta

by Serge Daniel and Malick Konate BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Mali's interim president and prime minister resigned on Wednesday, a…

Myanmar junta launches fresh air raids in rebel territory

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Myanmar's military launched air assaults for the second day in a row into rebel-held territory after…

Myanmar shadow govt welcomes ASEAN call to end violence

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's shadow government of ousted lawmakers has welcomed a call by Southeast Asian leaders for…

Myanmar actor arrested as junta hunts 120 celebrities

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A leading Myanmar actor, singer and model who has backed the country's anti-coup protests was…

FBI releases new footage of Washington pipe bomb suspect

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The FBI on Tuesday released new images of the man suspected of placing homemade pipe…

At least five killed in Shabaab raid on Mogadishu hotel

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) -- At least five people were killed in an hours-long Al-Shabaab attack on a Mogadishu hotel which…

YouTube suspends Trump channel for week over violence fears

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday temporarily suspended President Donald Trump's channel and removed a video…

Twitter permanently suspends Trump citing risk of more violence

  SAN FRANCISCO, United STates (AFP) -- Twitter said Friday it has permanently suspended President Donald Trump's account, citing the…

Trump condemns protest violence: spokeswoman

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP ) -- Donald Trump condemns "in the strongest possible terms" violence by supporters who stormed the…

Rebel alliance: Bangkok’s motortaxi drivers aid Thai protesters

  by Pitcha DANGPRASITH Agence France Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Orange-vested drivers of motorbike taxis have become allies to…

At least seven killed in blast at Pakistan religious school

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) -- At least seven students were killed and scores more wounded Tuesday in a bomb attack on…

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