Agence France-Presse (AFP) is the world's oldest news agency, founded in 1835 as Agence Havas. Headquartered in Paris, it provides coverage in six languages across 151 countries.
Police fired live rounds at protesters on the eastern side of Hong Kong island, local media reported
It's part of the social media platform's efforts to bring in and keep more users
In a sign of trouble for Trump, Democratic challenger Andy Beshear scored a narrow victory in deep-red Kentucky's gubernatorial race over Republican incumbent Matt Bevin, who refused to concede
Pierre Krahenbuhl, commissioner general of the agency known as UNRWA, will be replaced on an interim basis by the agency's acting deputy chief Christian Saunders, his agency said
Under a new centralized contract system announced by Football Federation Australia, Matildas stars such as Sam Kerr and Ellie Carpenter will pocket the same as big-name Socceroos such as Aaron Mooy and Mat Ryan
An American drug suspect and his Thai wife who went on the run after they shot and stabbed their way out of a courtroom were apprehended, authorities say, with the man shooting his wife and then himself as police closed in
Journalists accused of aiding 2016 coup attempt freed by judge
Juli Briskman, whose one-handed salute was captured in an AFP photograph that went viral, beat the Republican incumbent to a seat on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in state elections in Virginia
Trump Jr. dedicates the 300-page part memoir to 'deplorables,' a clear dig at Clinton who used the term to describe Trump supporters during the 2016 presidential campaign
Total exports also fell as the world's appetite for key American products, including politically-sensitive soy beans, continued to slacken and Boeing's travails dragged on, the Commerce Department reports
Non-profit group finds evidence of 'advanced social media surveillance programs' in 40 of 65 countries it analyzed
Demonstrators have taken to the streets over suspicions that President Alpha Conde is seeking to prolong his rule
Journalists mediating a land dispute between a palm oil company and residents have been found dead with multiple stab wounds near a plantation in Sumatra, police say
Not only physical walls but also political and legislative ones are rising
Oil slicks have been appearing for three months off the coast of northeast Brazil and fouling beaches
The motive for the murder in the town of Lwemba in the troubled Ituri region was unknown, but it came as health authorities were set to introduce a new vaccine against the disease in unaffected areas
Embattled former President Jacob Zuma is alleged to have taken bribes during a 1990s arms deal with five European companies, including the French defense group Thales
Dhaka had wanted to begin its long-held plan this month to move 100,000 people to the mud-silt island of Bhashan Char, amid growing frustration with the presence of the squalid tent settlements in its southeastern border towns
The agreement, set to be finished in 2021, will set out conduct guidelines for the sea along with conflict resolution parameters
More than 100 people were present at the event, which was announced on social media
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