10,000 protesters defy Thai crackdown after emergency decree, arrests
by Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI and Lisa MARTIN BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Some 10,000 Thai protesters gathered Thursday in defiance of a…
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Protesters torch police posts as opposition mounts to new Indonesia law
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Thousands of protesters set fire to barricades and police posts in the Indonesian capital Thursday…
6 years ago
Protesters torch police posts as opposition mounts to new Indonesia law
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Thousands of protesters set fire to barricades and police posts in the Indonesian capital Thursday…
6 years ago
Mali opposition offers backing to coup leaders
by Serge Daniel and Malick Konate BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Army colonel Assimi Goita on Wednesday introduced himself as Mali's…
6 years ago
French aid workers among eight killed by gunmen in Niger
by Boureima Hama Agence France-Presse KOURE, Niger (AFP) — Gunmen on motorcycles killed eight people including a group of French…
6 years ago
London Churchill statue to be uncovered before Macron visit
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The London statue of British wartime leader Winston Churchill that was controversially boxed up after…
6 years ago
US Army pressured to rename bases named after pro-slavery generals
WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) — A handful of US Army bases named for Civil War generals of the pro-slavery…
6 years ago
Minneapolis council vows police dismantling as protests continue
by Diane DESOBEAU / Brian KNOWLTON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Councilors in the US city of Minneapolis pledged late…
6 years ago
French forces kill leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
by Daphné BENOIT and Didier LAURAS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- France said its forces have killed the…
6 years ago
Charges filed against all four police officers in Floyd killing
by Joy Powell with Chris Lefkow in Washington MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP) -- Three Minneapolis policemen were charged Wednesday for…
6 years ago
Hong Kong leader tries to reassure investors rattled by China law
by Jerome TAYLOR / Yan ZHAO HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- China's plans to impose a new security law on…
6 years ago
Hong Kong security proposal submitted to China legislature
PEKIN, China (AFP) -- A proposal to enact new Hong Kong security legislation was submitted to China's rubber-stamp on Friday,…
6 years ago
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