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Algeria Protests After Consular Official Indicted In France
Algeria protested strongly Saturday after French prosecutors indicted one of its consular officials on suspicion of involvement in the April 2024 abduction of an Algerian influencer in a Paris...
Indonesia Palm Oil Firms Eye New Markets As US Trade War Casts Shadow
Indonesian palm oil companies are seeking new markets in Europe, Africa and the Middle East as they try to protect themselves from the impact of Donald Trump's trade war,...
Indonesia’s Horror Movie Industry Rises From The Grave
Crunching popcorn and screaming, Indonesians are flocking to watch homegrown horror films in cinemas that draw on the country's penchant for ghost and monster stories.The genre now dominates Indonesia's...
Myanmar Marks New Year Festival Mourning Quake Losses
Thousands marked the start of Myanmar's water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the...
Death Toll In Dominican Nightclub Roof Collapse Hits 226
The death toll in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic rose to 226 on Saturday, as authorities said they had returned all victims' bodies to their loved...
Ecuador Votes In Razor-close Presidential Runoff
Ecuadorans vote Sunday in a too-close-to-call presidential election pitting the incumbent, security hawk Daniel Noboa, against a charismatic leftist challenger.The 37-year-old president narrowly won February's first round, but not...
World Expo Opens In Japan In Rocky Times
World Expo opened on Sunday with 160 countries and regions showcasing their technology, culture and food, with host Japan hoping to provide the world with some much-needed hope.Highlights at...
Ecuador’s Presidential Hopefuls Face Toxic Brew Of Crime, Unemployment
Cartel violence is hollowing out Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil, scaring away tourists, pummelling the economy and leaving whoever wins Sunday's presidential election with a gargantuan problem.In picturesque and once-bustling...
Over 100 Feared Dead In Sudan Paramilitary Attacks In Darfur: UN
More than 100 people, including 20 children, are now feared dead in Sudan following paramilitary attacks on the besieged Darfur city of El-Fasher and two nearby famine-hit camps, the...
Ailing Bolsonaro Says He Will ‘Probably’ Need Surgery
Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday that he will "probably" need surgery, after being hospitalized a day earlier in the northeastern city of Natal with what he called "unbearable"...
