Tag: AFP news agency
US missionary abducted in Niger’s capital, State Department confirms
A US missionary working for an evangelical Christian organisation has been kidnapped in Niger’s capital Niamey, the US…
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of breaking truce as 10 killed in air attacks
Pakistan has launched air attacks inside Afghanistan, killing at least 10 people and breaking a ceasefire that had…
Syrian electors vote in indirect polls for first post-Assad parliament
Syria is holding parliamentary elections for the first time since the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, a…
At least 14 killed in Nepal protests over social media ban, corruption
At least 14 people have been killed and dozens injured during violent protests against the government’s social media…