Sri Lanka president flees to Maldives ahead of expected resignation
by Amal JAYASINGHE Agence France-Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's embattled president flew out of his country…
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Sri Lanka’s president to quit after chased from home
by Amal Jayasinghe with Faisal Kamal in Galle Agence France Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lankan protesters…
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34 killed in two jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) -- Suspected jihadists killed at least 34 people in attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso…
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Eight anti-coup protesters killed in Sudan mass rallies
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- At least eight Sudanese demonstrators were killed Thursday as security forces sought to quash mass rallies…
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Israeli FM to visit Turkey amid threat of Iran attacks
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will visit Turkey next week, his office said Sunday, days after…
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Death toll in Burkina jihadist massacre rises to 86
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) -- The death toll from a weekend attack in northern Burkina Faso rose by seven,…
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DR Congo condemns Rwanda’s ‘support’ for M23 rebels
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday condemned neighbor Rwanda for "supporting, financing and arming"…
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US Capitol riot probe puts Trump at heart of ‘attempted coup’
by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A congressional panel investigating last year's mob assault on the…
4 years ago
Attack on church in southwest Nigeria kills 21
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- Gunmen who attacked a Catholic church on Sunday with explosives in southwest Nigeria killed at…
4 years ago
One killed, 9 injured in Yangon bomb blast: Myanmar police source
A bomb blast killed one person and injured nine others in a busy district of central Yangon on Tuesday, a…
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Sri Lanka’s new PM struggles to form unity government
by Amal JAYASINGHE and Sean GLEESON Sri Lanka's new prime minister struggled Friday to forge a unity government and forestall an…
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Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes after state of emergency
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's parliament will convene Tuesday in its first session since a state of…
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