Cameroon separatists prepare for guerrilla war
by Célia Lebur IKOM, Nigeria (AFP) -- For the first time in his life, Victor Obi believes that the only way to…
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UK’s Johnson meets Myanmar’s Suu Kyi on Rohingya crisis
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) -- Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson met with Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar's capital on Sunday to press…
8 years ago
Canada sells 16 helicopters to Philippines after drug war row
MANILA, Philippines (AFP The Philippines has bought 16 new Bell helicopters from Canada for about US$235 million to strengthen its fight against…
8 years ago
Myanmar denies report of mass graves in Rakhine
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar officials have denied a report of five mass graves of Rohingya in a village in crisis-hit Rakhine,…
8 years ago
Myanmar turns down UN Security Council visit
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Myanmar's government has told the Security Council that this month was "not the right time" for…
8 years ago
Third night of unrest in Tunisia as hundreds arrested
by Caroline Nelly Perrot with Kaouther Larbi in Tebourba Agence France Presse TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) -- A third night of…
8 years ago
200 arrested, dozens hurt in Tunisia unrest
by Caroline Nelly Perrot and Kaouther Larbi Agence France-Presse TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) -- More than 200 people have been arrested…
8 years ago
Iran foreign minister ridicules Trump ‘blunder’ at UN
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif ridiculed US President Donald Trump on Saturday over what he…
8 years ago
US suspends security assistance to Pakistan
by Dave Clark Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States added bite to its increasingly public spat with Pakistan…
8 years ago
Nine dead, hundreds arrested as fresh protests hit Iran
by Eric Randolph Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Nine people were killed as fresh unrest hit Iran overnight, state…
8 years ago
Trump on Iran: ‘Oppressive regimes cannot last forever’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump weighed in on protests in Iran Saturday, warning that the country's people want…
8 years ago
Myanmar burned Rohingya villages despite refugee deal: HRW
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's army burned down dozens of Rohingya homes within days of signing a refugee repatriation deal with Bangladesh,…
9 years ago
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