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Empty classrooms as some schools re-open in Indian Kashmir

Some Kashmir schools re-opened on Monday but were largely empty following weekend clashes in Srinagar, two-weeks after India removed the…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Dozens wounded as series of blasts rock eastern Afghan city

Afghanistan's independence day was marred by bloodshed Monday when a series of explosions shook the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad,…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Bashir trial opens as Sudan sovereign council delayed

Sudan's deposed military leader Omar al-Bashir, who ruled the country for 30 years, arrived in court Monday in Khartoum for…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayors

The Turkish government removed three mayors from office on Monday over alleged links to Kurdish militants as Ankara deepened its…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Father hopes for justice as Cardinal Pell waits on appeal verdict

The father of one of the victims of jailed Australian Cardinal George Pell said Monday he hoped "justice would prevail"…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Kabul’s glitzy wedding industry fears for future after attack

For years, as violence raged through Afghanistan, lavish weddings offered a rare opportunity for celebration, but now even that is…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Gina Lopez, foe of Philippine mining industry, dies at 65

Former Philippine environment minister Gina Lopez, who led a high-profile fight against the nation's powerful mining industry, died Monday aged…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Sudan’s Bashir in court for graft trial: AFP

Sudan's deposed military leader Omar al-Bashir, who ruled the country for 30 years, arrived in court Monday in Khartoum for…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Talks under way to close Australia’s Manus detention camp

Authorities in Papua New Guinea are in talks to shutter migrant detention centres on Manus island that have become synonymous…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Sudan’s Bashir in court for graft trial: AFP

Sudan's deposed military leader Omar al-Bashir, who ruled the country for 30 years, arrived in court Monday in Khartoum for…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Zimbabwe deploys security forces to prevent banned march

Troops and police were out in force in Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo on Monday to prevent a planned opposition…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
China plans to make Shenzhen a ‘better place’ than Hong Kong

China's government has unveiled plans to boost the mainland city of Shenzhen and make it into what state media called…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Young Libyans chose danger at sea over peril at home

For three young Libyans plucked from a deflating dingy in the Mediterranean, the perils of trying to cross the sea…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Thousands riot in Papua, parliament building torched

Riots broke out and a local parliament building was torched in Indonesia's Papua on Monday, as thousands protested against the…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Young Libyans chose danger at sea over peril at home

For three young Libyans plucked from a deflating dingy in the Mediterranean, the perils of trying to cross the sea…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Britain’s Prince Andrew ‘appalled’ by Epstein abuse claims: report

Britain's Prince Andrew has said he was "appalled" by allegations of sexual abuse surrounding Jeffrey Epstein after a video was…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Australia’s Pacific role challenged in climate row

Influential Pacific island leaders have called for Australia to be ousted from the region's main regional grouping, criticising Canberra's "neo-colonial"…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Chinese state media pump up the jam to slam Hong Kong protests

"Get those foreign agents outta town", roars a music video by a patriotic Chinese rap group, one of a slew…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
US power waning in Pacific, warns top Australian think tank

The United States no longer has military primacy in the Pacific and could struggle to defend allies against China, a…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
‘Tiananmen Square’ crackdown in Hong Kong would harm trade deal: Trump

US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned China that carrying out a Tiananmen Square-style crackdown on Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
5,000 evacuated as Canary Islands wildfire rages

A raging wildfire on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria forced the evacuation of some 5,000 people, authorities said…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Rape rows risk taking sheen off starry Venice film festival

The star-studded Venice film festival opens Wednesday with a row raging about the inclusion of controversial directors Roman Polanski and…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Merkel, Orban to mark Iron Curtain anniversary amid new divides

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the city of Sopron Monday to commemorate a…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Iran tanker departs after Gibraltar rejects US demand

The Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar after the British overseas territory…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Victim-blamers have empathy, but it’s mostly for perpetrators

You may have seen it among your own friends: a high-profile #MeToo case triggers responses that assign some or all…
Published on 19.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Trump hails ‘very good’ discussions with the Taliban

US President Donald Trump on Sunday hailed progress in negotiations on an Afghanistan peace deal, saying that talks with both…
Published on 18.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Trump confirms interest in buying Greenland

US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed his interest in buying Greenland, but said it was not a priority for…
Published on 18.08.2019 by AFP AFP
French hiker missing in Italy nine days found dead

The body of a French hiker who disappeared nine days ago south of Naples was found Sunday, local Italian authorities…
Published on 18.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Migrants’ drawings depict their nightmares and best memories

Torture in Libya, war in Darfur, a home village in southern Sudan and the emblematic baobab tree in Senegal --…
Published on 18.08.2019 by AFP AFP
Ban on sending wild elephants to zoos a step closer

The regulator of global wildlife trade will likely ban sending African elephants captured from the wild to zoos after countries…
Published on 18.08.2019 by AFP AFP