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Marchers demand justice for Congolese migrant brut...
Hundreds of people marched Saturday in Brazil to demand justice for a young Congolese immigrant who was beaten to death in a bar o...
Contact group urges resumed talks by Venezuela par...
A group of European and Latin American countries on Saturday urged Venezuelan authorities and opposition leaders to resume their d...
In city near border, Ukrainians protest Russian th...
A Ukrainian flag wrapped around her shoulders, pensioner Iryna Gayeva had a simple message as she demonstrated in second city Khar...
'Widespread damage' feared as Cyclone Batsirai hit...
Cyclone Batsirai struck Madagascar's eastern region on Saturday with strong winds and heavy rain, the second storm to hit the isla...
French far-right hope Zemmour attacks welfare hand...
French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour on Saturday used a meeting in the northern city of Lille to launch a tirade a...
Cyclone Batsirai nears Madagascar, 'widespread dam...
Powerful Cyclone Batsirai was closing in on eastern Madagascar Saturday as residents sought secure shelter or reinforced their roo...
Iran says US sanctions move 'good but not enough'
US steps on lifting sanctions are "good but not enough", Iran said on Saturday, following Washington's announcement it was waiving...
Sculpture of Algerian hero vandalised in France
Vandals in central France damaged a sculpture of an Algerian military hero who resisted France's colonisation of the North African...
Israel dispute erupts at African Union summit
Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh on Saturday urged the African Union to withdraw Israel's accreditation, bringing simm...
Cyclone Batsirai approaches Madagascar, poses 'ver...
Madagascar braced up for Cyclone Batsirai set to hit the eastern parts of the Indian Ocean island on Saturday, with powerful winds...
Norway's Johaug wins first gold medal of Beijing W...
Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday as sport moved centre st...
China's Xi hosts world leader banquet after two ye...
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted a banquet on Saturday for heads of state and international organisations attending the Winter...
Germany's Scholz seeks to build trust in Washingto...
Olaf Scholz makes his Washington debut as German chancellor on Monday, trying to dispel doubts over Berlin's resolve to stand up t...
Coups and Covid loom large at African Union summit
Heads of state gathered Saturday at the African Union headquarters to kick off a two-day summit as the continent reels from a spat...
Russia rejects Colombian 'foreign interference' cl...
Russia on Friday dismissed Colombian claims of "foreign interference" on the side of Venezuela as the South American neighbors qua...
Sending mercenaries to Libya main income source fo...
Providing mercenaries in Libya's internal conflict has become the main source of revenue for armed groups from Sudan's own war-tor...
US probe finds single attacker in Kabul evacuation...
An attack that killed at least 173 people including 13 US service members during the chaotic Kabul airport evacuation last year wa...
In Chernobyl ghost town, Ukraine forces train for...
Machine gun fire echoed through the abandoned buildings of Pripyat in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, as Ukrainian National Guard tr...
China ups stakes for Biden by backing Moscow again...
China's support for Russia in the standoff over Ukraine upends the strategic calculus for US President Joe Biden, who must now con...
Venezuela marks 30 years since Chavez's failed but...
The Venezuelan president's daughter was on the telephone when the first shells hit the official residence in Caracas 30 years ago...
Beijing Olympics open under shadow of rights fears...
President Xi Jinping declared the Beijing Winter Olympics open Friday as China tried to turn the page on a build-up overshadowed b...
US lawmakers to vote on China competition bill
US lawmakers were due to vote Friday on a multibillion-dollar bill aimed at jumpstarting high-tech research and manufacturing, cou...
Stoltenberg to leave NATO after battle to keep US...
NATO's outgoing leader Jens Stoltenberg will leave the alliance late this year after a diplomatic battle to hold it together again...
Macron the mediator wades into Russia-Ukraine cris...
French President Emmanuel Macron will fly to Russia and Ukraine next week in an attempt to avert conflict between the neighbours,...
NIreland court orders post-Brexit port checks to r...
Northern Ireland's High Court on Friday issued an interim order suspending a decision by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots to stop...
European stocks retreat after positive start, oil...
European equities retreated from a positive start Friday as investors await key US jobs data after being spooked by a possible eur...
Russia wins Chinese backing in showdown over Ukrai...
Russia won China's backing in its showdown with the West over Ukraine on Friday, as Beijing agreed with Moscow that the US-led NAT...
Beijing Olympics opening ceremony starts under clo...
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics began on Friday as China attempted to turn the page on a troubled build-up ove...
Death of IS chief: what we know
A day after the death of Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi during a US raid in Syria, many questions remain on the opera...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi back in court after health no-sh...
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi returned to a junta court on Friday after skipping a previous hearing because she felt unwe...
After eight years of war, Ukraine's army a tougher...
When he arrived at the front line as a volunteer to fight Russian-backed separatists in 2014, Pavlo Dolynskiy found Ukraine's army...
'Bless that woman': Hondurans look to tiny icon, a...
Thousands of Honduran believers descended on their country's most famous religious icon Thursday, praying for an end to the Cathol...
Ahead of Beijing Games, is China really 'a winter...
Beijing says it met and even exceeded its target to make more than 300 million Chinese people winter sports enthusiasts since it w...
Nicaragua court finds activists guilty of 'conspir...
A Nicaraguan court Thursday found two prominent opposition figures guilty of "conspiracy," according to a human rights organizatio...
Costa Rica: Central America's green pin-up
Costa Rica, which elects a new president Sunday, is a small country thriving on ecotourism. Its neutrality, strong democracy and p...
Ex-heavyweights resurrected in Costa Rica polls, b...
There is a feeling of uncertainty hanging over one of Latin America's most stable democracies as Costa Rica heads to the polls on...
Private military contractors bolster Russian influ...
Russia's geopolitical ambitions in Africa have in recent years been backed by private military contractors, often described as bel...
Repsol says Peru oil spill will be cleaned up in M...
Spanish energy giant Repsol on Thursday vowed to finish by March cleaning up a devastating oil spill that has polluted beaches and...
Europe to fore in Ukraine crisis as US warns of Ru...
The leaders of Turkey and France attempted to mediate in the Ukraine crisis on Thursday as Washington announced it had evidence of...