Paris, March 18 (AFP/APP):French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday announced a limited month-long lockdown for Paris and several other regions to combat rising Covid-19 cases, while insisting the measures
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 17 (AFP/APP):President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday oversaw the opening of a Moscow-backed gold refining plant in Kyrgyzstan, pledging the impoverished country's second largest mine would see $600
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, March 17 (AFP/APP):Mohammed Dahlan, a former top Palestinian official exiled in the United Arab Emirates, branded his rival president Mahmud Abbas a failed leader in an
Budapest, March 17 (AFP/APP):Students from Hungary's top arts college opposed to Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government said Wednesday that several European universities would recognise courses run by a breakaway institution
Tripoli, March 16 (AFP/APP):Libya's Fayez al-Sarraj, outgoing head of the western-based Government of National Accord, formally handed over power Tuesday to a new interim executive hoped to unify the divided
Washington, March 16 (AFP/APP):The head of the US Department of Homeland Security defended President Joe Biden's immigration policies Tuesday, following criticism over a surge in migrants -- including thousands of
United Nations, United States, March 15 (AFP/APP):At least 138 people have been killed protesting against a military coup in Myanmar since February 1, the United Nations said Monday, condemning the
Moscow, March 13 (AFP/APP):Russian police on Saturday arrested dozens of opposition politicians and municipal deputies at a conference in Moscow, organisers and participants said. Participants from more than 50 of
The Hague, March 15 (AFP/APP):The Netherlands began three days of socially-distanced voting Monday in one of the first major tests of a European government's coronavirus policies, with Prime Minister Mark
Yangon, March 15 (AFP/APP):At least 11 anti-coup protesters were killed across Myanmar on Monday as demonstrators returned to the streets after the deadliest day since the military seized power