Guinea junta defies poll pressure, rules out exile for ex-president
Guinea’s ruling junta on Saturday ruled out exile for detained former president Alpha Conde and…
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Mixed reactions as Algeria’s ex-president Bouteflika dies aged 84
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who ruled Algeria for two decades before resigning in 2019 under pressure from…
Read MorePlea for Haiti aid amid political crisis, quake clean-up
International aid agencies have urged donors to open their wallets for quake-hit Haiti, saying their…
Read MoreBeating video puts Bulgaria police violence in spotlight
A series of blows and then blackness: Bulgarian student Evgeni Marchev was taking part in his first…
Read MoreVenezuela’s Maduro in Mexico on first foreign trip since US accusations
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Mexico on Friday to participate in a gathering of leaders…
Read MorevCritics warn of Apple, Google ‘chokepoint’ repression
The global dominance of tech giants serves as a convenient online chokepoint for authoritarian governments…
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US tycoon Robert Durst guilty of Beverly Hills murder of best friend
US real estate scion Robert Durst was Friday convicted of killing his best friend to prevent her talking…
Read MoreFrance recalls ambassadors to Australia, US in escalating row
France on Friday recalled its ambassadors to the United States and Australia for consultations in a…
Read MoreAlgeria’s Bouteflika: a veteran leader who was finally ousted
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who died Friday aged 84, was Algeria’s longest-serving president and a veteran…
Read MorePele briefly back in ICU but now ‘stable’, says hospital
Brazilian football legend Pele, 80, was briefly transferred back to an intensive care unit Friday after…
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