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Cairo (AFP) Sept 6, 2025 - In the remote mountain village of Tarasin in Sudan's western Darfur, three successive landslides struck without warning last week.
Jun 26, 2026
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 15, 2019 - Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at hardcore pro-democracy protesters hurling rocks and petrol bombs on Sunday, tipping the violence-plagued city back into chaos after a brief lull in clashes.
Jun 26, 2026
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 28, 2014 - Police fired tear gas as tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators brought parts of central Hong Kong to a standstill Sunday, in a dramatic escalation of protests that have gripped the semi-autonomous Chinese city for days.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2013 - The White House on Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the financial crisis with a new bid to claim credit for bold emergency economic rescue measures it said worked better than anyone expected.
Jun 26, 2026
Greenbelt - Sept. 17, 2001 - The NASA QuikTOMS ozone monitoring satellite launched earlier today was lost due to the failure of the commercial launch vehicle purchased by the Agency to deliver the payload into orbit.
Jun 26, 2026
Nairobi (AFP) Sept 5, 2019 - A Tanzanian man has been arrested after authorities found a stash of ivory buried under his house, estimated to come from around 117 elephants, authorities said Thursday.
Jun 26, 2026
Dar Es Salaam (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 - Drought and maintenance issues have forced Tanzania to ration electricity, the national provider said, as power shortages roil the East African nation.
Jun 26, 2026
Dar Es Salaam (AFP) Sept 11, 2016 - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake that struck northwest Tanzania, close to Lake Victoria and the borders of Uganda and Rwanda, has killed at least 14 people and injured 200, local authorities said Sunday.
Jun 26, 2026
Islamabad (AFP) Sept 10, 2021 - Bamiyan's cultural centre should have been completed last month, showcasing the remarkable heritage of a site that Afghanistan's Taliban desecrated two decades ago by dynamiting ancient statues of Buddha.
Jun 26, 2026
Kabul (AFP) Sept 29, 2010 - The Taliban, fighting a vicious insurgency against the Afghan government and its Western supporters, on Wednesday denied they were involved in dialogue aimed at ending the long war.
Jun 26, 2026
Kabul (AFP) Sept 3, 2021 - A Taliban spokesman said Friday that China has promised to keep its embassy in Afghanistan open and to increase humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged country.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 22, 2011 - The Taliban's recent high-profile attacks are a sign of weakness that show US-led forces in Afghanistan have seized the initiative in the war, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2015 - The Taliban takeover of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan this week dealt a stinging blow to the country's security forces, in some ways mirroring an offensive in the Iraqi city of Mosul last year.
Jun 26, 2026
Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) Sept 6, 2019 - Taliban loyalists are cheering the prospect of a deal with the US that after 18 years of gruelling conflict will see defeated American invaders finally go home.
Jun 26, 2026
Kabul (AFP) Sept 14, 2013 - Afghan officials say Pakistan's release of 33 Taliban prisoners from jail, a policy initially trumpeted by Kabul as an opportunity to ignite peace talks, has resulted in no concrete progress.
Jun 26, 2026
Kabul (AFP) Sept 6, 2012 - The Taliban are involved in a quarter of Afghan security personnel attacks on NATO colleagues, according to a military commander.
Jun 26, 2026
