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Montevideo (AFP) Sept 20, 2024 - Two Uruguayan siblings were sentenced to prison this week for trafficking more than $3 million in bovine gallstones to Hong Kong for use in Chinese medicine, Uruguayan authorities and Interpol said.
Jun 26, 2026
Manila (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 - Two Vietnamese fishermen were found dead with gunshot wounds and five others were arrested after the Philippine navy chased suspected poachers in the South China Sea at the weekend, authorities said Monday.
Jun 26, 2026
Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 29, 2009 - Two successive US drone strikes pounded Taliban strongholds in northwest Pakistan's lawless tribal belt Tuesday, killing 12 militants near the Afghan border, security officials said.
Jun 26, 2026
Ankara (AFP) Sept 23, 2019 - Two Turkish soldiers were killed on Monday in northern Iraq in an attack blamed on Kurdish militants, the defence ministry said.
Jun 26, 2026
Damascus (AFP) Sept 12, 2015 - Two Russian planes carrying humanitarian aid landed in Syria on Saturday, state media said, amid reports that Moscow is beefing up military support to its ally Damascus.
Jun 26, 2026
Seoul (AFP) Sept 2, 2020 - Flights were grounded in South Korea and storm warnings issued on both sides of the Korean peninsula as a typhoon forecast to be one of the most powerful in years made its approach Wednesday.
Jun 26, 2026
London (AFP) Sept 4, 2008 - Two coalition soldiers were killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan on Thursday, ISAF said, with the Ministry of Defence in London confirming one of them was British.
Jun 26, 2026
Blantyre, Malawi (AFP) Sept 24, 2019 - A Malawi court on Tuesday convicted two Chinese nationals, two Malawians and a Zambian over a huge cache of ivory and rhino horns.
Jun 26, 2026
Bukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Sept 2, 2023 - Two Chinese nationals and two others were killed in an attack on a convoy carrying gold in the Democratic Republic of Congo's lawless east, local authorities said Saturday.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2014 - Two Americans were among those killed in a Taliban suicide bombing Tuesday that targeted a NATO convoy in Kabul near the US embassy, a defense official told AFP.
Jun 26, 2026
Beijing (AFP) Sept 27, 2020 - China's surprise pledge to slash its carbon footprint to zero by 2060 was met with cautious applause, but fresh spending on coal to rev up a virus-hit economy threatens to nullify its audacious bid to lead the world into a low carbon future.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2013 - Presidents and prime ministers, South American strongmen and nearly the entire US Congress have used Twitter to press their political platforms. But has the blue bird helped - or muddled - their message?
Jun 26, 2026
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 25, 2013 - Twitter on Wednesday launched a system for emergency alerts which can help spread critical information when other lines of communication are down.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2013 - Presidents and prime ministers, South American strongmen and nearly the entire US Congress have used Twitter to press their political platforms. But has the blue bird helped or muddled their message?
Jun 26, 2026
Veracruz, Mexico (AFP) Sept 20, 2010 - At least 12 people died, about 10 were left missing and 40,000 were forced into emergency shelters when Hurricane Karl slammed into Mexico's Gulf coast, authorities said Monday.
Jun 26, 2026
New York (AFP) Sept 21, 2023 - Tuvalu could be one of the first nations to sink beneath the sea as a result of climate change, but that doesn't mean its statehood is up for discussion, the tiny Pacific archipelago's prime minister said Thursday.
Jun 26, 2026
