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China’s island cities: Treasure or trouble for Asia?

A high-rise city the size of central London rising out of the ocean next to Sri Lanka's capital is laying…
Published on 25.04.2019 by AFP AFP
South Africa pupils open up to wounds of apartheid past

Black-and-white pictures were projected onto the wall of a South African classroom and gospel music played evocatively in the background.…
Published on 25.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Soweto virtuosos embrace ‘white people’ music

Xolani Zingeni plays scales on his violin overlooking a muddy courtyard as his teenage sister washes laundry in a bathtub…
Published on 25.04.2019 by AFP AFP
South Africa pupils open up to wounds of apartheid past

Black-and-white pictures were projected onto the wall of a South African classroom and gospel music played evocatively in the background.…
Published on 25.04.2019 by AFP AFP
‘Spy vulture’ held in war-torn Yemen

Griffon vulture Nelson crossed into war-torn Yemen in search of food but ended up in the hands of Yemeni fighters…
Published on 25.04.2019 by AFP AFP
France’s Macron to unveil long-awaited reform plan

French President Emmanuel Macron will unveil his long-awaited response to nearly six months of humiliating street protests Thursday as he…
Published on 25.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Falungong: The movement that rattled Beijing

The Falungong triggered a relentless Chinese government crackdown against the movement when thousands of its members protested around Communist Party…
Published on 25.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Far-right party leaders meet in Prague ahead of EU vote

Prague will on Thursday host a meeting of populist far-right party leaders seeking unprecedented success in European elections next month…
Published on 25.04.2019 by AFP AFP
US white supremacist who lynched black man is executed

An avowed white supremacist convicted of a notorious racist murder -- chaining a black man to the back of a…
Published on 25.04.2019 by AFP AFP
North Korea’s Kim set for first summit with Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet for their first-ever summit Thursday, with the visitor…
Published on 25.04.2019 by AFP AFP
End of the road for ENA, France’s elite training school?

Both admired and loathed as the training ground for France's political leaders, the Ecole Nationale d'Administration will learn Thursday whether…
Published on 25.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Odebrecht boss details ‘money routes’ to Peru politicians: prosecutor

Prosecutors said a top former executive of Brazilian multinational Odebrecht gave details Wednesday of multi-million dollar payoffs to Peruvian politicians…
Published on 25.04.2019 by AFP AFP
North America driving global oil and gas pipeline ‘boom’

The global pace of new oil and gas pipeline construction has tripled in less than two decades, a multi-billion-dollar boom…
Published on 25.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Disabled Syrian woman makes UN plea for the ‘invisible’

A young Syrian with cerebral palsy, who trekked with a wheelchair from her homeland all the way to Germany as…
Published on 25.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Three-year-old boy ‘abandoned’ at US-Mexico border: agency

US border patrol agents found a crying three-year-old boy in a Texas cornfield on Tuesday with his name and a…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Algeria reopens corruption probe against ex-energy minister

Algerian authorities apparently intent on clearing away two decades of cronyism following the ouster of veteran leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika have…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Italian migrant rescue ship unfit for sea: coastguard

An Italian aid ship that rescued 49 migrants off Libya last month has been declared unfit for rescue operations at…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Syria presidency says Instagram account reactivated

The Syrian presidency said Wednesday it had regained access to its official Instagram account a day after it was apparently…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Inquiry opens into leaked classified ‘French weaponry in Yemen’ note: sources

French authorities have opened an investigation into the leaking of a classified military note which revealed French weapons are being…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Energias de Portugal shareholders block takeover bid by China Three Gorges

Shareholders in Portugal's biggest company, Energias de Portugal, on Wednesday blocked a nine-billion-euro ($10-billion) takeover bid by the state-owned China…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
US renews call on Myanmar to free Reuters reporters

The United States on Wednesday renewed its call on Myanmar to free two Reuters journalists jailed after reporting on the…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Estonian president appoints new govt featuring far-right

Estonia's president on Wednesday appointed Juri Ratas to a second term as prime minister of the Baltic state, where he…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Twitter adds way to report voter-tricking tweets

Twitter on Wednesday began making it easier to report tweets aimed at interfering with people voting, starting first in Europe…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Trump says sending ‘armed soldiers’ to US-Mexico border

President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US is sending armed soldiers to the southern border after Mexican soldiers recently "pulled…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
German woman, son found dead in Canaries, father arrested

Spanish police found the bodies of a missing German woman and her ten-year-old son on Wednesday inside a cave on…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Mozambique and Comoros brace for cyclone Kenneth

Violent winds caused landslides and flooding and cut off roads in Comoros in the vanguard of tropical storm Kenneth, set…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Egypt confirms death penalty for monks over bishop killing

An Egyptian court on Wednesday confirmed death sentences for two monks over the 2018 murder of a bishop, after the…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Mozambique and Comoros brace for cyclone Kenneth

Violent winds caused landslides and flooding and cut off roads in Comoros in the vanguard of tropical storm Kenneth, set…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Saudi faces rising criticism after mass execution

Saudi Arabia faced worldwide criticism Wednesday for its mass execution of a group made up mostly of people from the…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP
Diplomats walk out as Venezuela hits US in UN speech

Several dozen diplomats walked out from the UN General Assembly Wednesday to protest a speech by Venezuela's foreign minister, who…
Published on 24.04.2019 by AFP AFP