It's an admission of guilt that has been shrouded in secrecy and denial for around 60 years. But this week, French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged for the first time the widespread use of torture
more 374Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who is in intensive care after being stabbed at a rally last week, is leading the race in the country's most polarised and unpredictable election in recent history.
more 340The Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire was released from prison on Saturday following a surprise presidential pardon. Ingabire, who leads the FDU-Inkingi opposition party, was serving a 15-year sentence for "genocide denial" and conspiring
more 345The US space agency NASA launched an advanced space laser into orbit on Saturday. It will be used to measure how much ice remains on the Earth as global warming continues to shrink the
more 335CAIRO: Acting on a judge's order, Egyptian police detained the sons of former president Hosni Mubarak on Saturday along with three others in connection with insider trading charges for which the five are on trial,
more 465ISTANBUL: Turkish police have detained hundreds of workers protesting over labor conditions at Istanbul’s new airport, a giant project championed by President Tayyip Erdogan and due to open next month, a union leader said
more 449BEIRUT: US-backed Syrian forces entered Saturday an eastern village held by Daesh where intense clashes are ongoing a day after the extremists reportedly killed 20 fighters, the forces and a war monitor said.The Kurdish-led
more 492At least eight civilians have been killed in twin attacks in eastern Burkina Faso, where armed groups have been gaining ground in recent months, according to local authorities. "Two terror attacks were carried out
more 347Khan al-Ahmar, occupied West Bank - Tucked away behind a motorway, Khan al-Ahmar is almost invisible. The village, which has been home to Palestinian Bedouins for more than 60 years, doesn't appear on official maps. It's easy to
more 444An Egyptian court has ordered the arrest of two sons of former President Hosni Mubarak over stock market manipulation, according to state media. Alaa and Gamal Mubarak are accused alongside several other people of
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