Kyrgyz reporter hit with drug charge after graft investigation
A renowned investigative journalist in ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan has been charged with possession of narcotics,…
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Yet another project seeks to free Rio’s favelas from crime groups
After repeated failures to free its crime-ridden favelas from the grip of gangs and militia, Rio de…
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Ukraine to target Russian influence after UK warns of plot
Ukraine vowed to counter destabilising Russian influence over the country’s political and economic…
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Thai PM to visit Saudi Arabia for first time since gem theft soured ties
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-cha will this week make the first visit by a Thai leader to Saudi Arabia…
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Cameroon govt says 16 killed in nightclub fire
Cameroon’s government said Sunday that 16 people were killed in a fire caused by fireworks in…
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Single hamster handed over for Hong Kong Covid cull tests positive
Hong Kong authorities said Sunday that one of 77 hamsters handed in by pet owners for a Covid cull has…
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Turkish Cypriots vote under shadow of economic crisis
Turkish Cypriots cast their ballots on Sunday in a snap legislative election in the breakaway northern…
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East Timor Nobel laureate Ramos-Horta to run for president again
Former East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta on Sunday announced he would run for the top job again…
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Yemen rescuers comb rubble as coalition slammed over prison attack
Yemeni rescue workers searched through rubble for survivors Sunday, two days after an attack on a prison…
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Burkina soldiers mutiny over anti-jihadist strategy
Soldiers in Burkina Faso staged mutinies at several barracks to demand the sacking of the country’s…
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