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As Algerians push France to open its colonial archives, the family of a man who vanished long ago yearns for answers
French troops arrested Slimane Asselah in 1957. He was among thousands who disappeared during the war for independence.
Monsoon ‘fury’ batters India, leaving at least 125 dead
Floods in India submerged homes, triggered landslides and caused major accidents.
U.K. places sanctions on Equatorial Guinea president’s son after purchases including Michael Jackson’s glove
The move, along with a slate of other measures targeting corruption internationally, highlights a more aggressive British approach to sanctions.
Power outages cripple parts of the Middle East amid record heat waves and rising unrest
Electricity cuts are taking the greatest toll on businesses, hospitals and the poor in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria.
Belarus once cultivated high-tech talent. Now those people are fleeing political crackdowns.
President Alexander Lukashenko sees the technology sector as an enemy, but it had been the bright spot of the economy.
Haiti buries a president, but its long-term crisis lives on
Escalating violence and wrenching poverty threaten to shatter the Caribbean country.
Canada to relocate Afghans who assisted in war amid ‘rapidly deteriorating’ security situation
The announcement follows weeks of mounting frustration from Canadian lawmakers and advocates, including veterans.
What are economic sanctions, and how did they become Washington’s foreign policy tool of choice?
The Biden administration Thursday imposed a substantial slate of economic sanctions on Russia. The move came as little surprise.
U.S. escalates airstrikes on Taliban, officials say, as Afghan military loses ground
Four of the strikes were carried out on Wednesday and Thursday, including some in Kandahar, one official said.
Xi Jinping first Chinese president to visit Tibet in 30 years
China has been accused by governments, rights groups and Tibetans in exile of widespread abuses in the mainly Buddhist mountain region, including religious and cultural oppression.
Haiti buries its slain president
The ceremonies are centered in the northern city of Cap-Haïtien, close to where Moïse was born.
Japan manages a forced smile at its lonely Opening Ceremonies, but Olympic joy is in short supply
The Tokyo Olympics' opening event, anticipated so eagerly 18 months ago, went off in an empty stadium and with a mix of protesters and interested residents gathered outside.
The Tokyo Olympics: 1964 celebrations and 2021 struggles
The 1964 Tokyo Olympics was an emotional celebration of Japan's triumphant post-war return to the global stage. This year, the postponed Tokyo Olympics looks and feels nothing like those Games — or any other Olympics of the past.
New restrictions, travel bans in Asia region as delta variant cases rise
Surging coronavirus cases — in places such as Australia, Malaysia and Thailand — have been blamed on the more contagious delta variant.
Tensions simmer in northern Haiti amid funeral for assassinated president
At least one death was recorded in protests outside of Cap-Haïtien, where the funeral of Jovenel Moïse will be held Friday.
Bolsonaro once said he’d stage a military takeover. Now Brazilians fear he could be laying the foundation for one.
Bolsonaro's increasingly brazen comments have escalated a months-long campaign to erode faith in the electoral system of Latin America's largest democracy.
On one street in Germany’s floods: Terror, survival, tragedy and the house that floated away
“It just kept getting worse and worse and worse,” said one resident.
‘A search for villains’: As Australia’s outbreak grows, so does covid shaming
The finger-pointing has intensified amid the largest coronavirus outbreak in almost a year, which has left half the nation in lockdown.
Delta variant outbreak pops travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand has suspended a travel corridor with Australia for eight weeks as a delta variant outbreak that began in Sydney imperils the nation's earlier success in containing the pandemic.
South Korea’s chicken joints have their wings clipped by coronavirus surge
Traditional summer chicken dinners were seen as a sign of recovery. Instead, restaurants are empty.
Bus swerves off road in Croatia; 10 killed, 45 injured
Croatian police say 10 people have been killed and at least 45 others injured when a bus swerved off a highway and crashed
China sends supplies to flooded area, rebuilds barriers
Trucks carrying water and food are streaming into a city in central China after flooding killed at least 63 people, while soldiers repaired flood barriers
Fire in Chinese warehouse kills 15, injures 25
A Chinese city government says a fire at a warehouse in the country’s northeast has killed 15 people and injured 25
Australia avoids UNESCO downgrade of Great Barrier Reef
Australia has garnered enough international support to defer an attempt by the United Nations’ cultural organization to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status because of damage caused by climate change
AP Interview: Premier: Iraq doesn't need US combat troops
Iraq’s prime minister says his country no longer requires U.S. combat troops to fight the Islamic State group
