Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of breaching Easter truce
Russia and Ukraine on Sunday accused each other of violating an Easter truce announced by Russian president Vladimir Putin...
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Pope takes to popemobile to greet Easter crowd
Pope Francis called for freedom of thought and tolerance in his Easter Sunday address, as the weakened pontiff made a hoped-for holiday appearance, even circling St Peter鈥檚 Square in his popemobile.
2 killed in strikes on Lebanon
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun said Sunday that disarming the Iran-backed Hezbollah group was a 鈥榙elicate鈥� matter whose implementation required the right circumstances, warning that forcing the issue could lead the country to ruin.
US, Iran report progress in nuclear talks, will meet again
The United States and Iran made progress in a second round of high-stakes talks on Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme on Saturday and agreed to meet again next week, both sides said.
Another round of anti-Trump protests hits US cities
Thousands of protesters rallied Saturday in New York, Washington and other cities across the United States for a second major round of demonstrations against Donald Trump and his hard-line policies.
Putin announces 鈥楨aster truce鈥� in Ukraine conflict
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced an Easter truce in the conflict in Ukraine starting in the evening and lasting till midnight on Sunday...
Gazans resort to turtle meat in hunt for food
With food scarce in the besieged and war-battered Gaza Strip, some desperate families have turned to eating sea turtles as a rare source of protein...
Tunisian opposition leaders jailed in mass trial
A Tunisian court handed down jail sentences of up to 66 years to multiple defendants, including prominent opposition figures, for national security offences, local media and a defence lawyer said Saturday.
Gunmen kill 17 in Nigeria attacks
Gunmen have killed 17 people in Nigeria鈥檚 central state of Benue, police said Friday, the latest flare-up of intercommunal violence to hit the region in recent weeks.
132 inmates escape in deadly Chad prison break
More than 100 inmates escaped a Chad prison during a shoot-out that left three people dead, and wounded a state governor visiting the facility, officials told AFP on Saturday.
Russia retakes penultimate village in Kursk
Russia on Saturday said it had retaken the penultimate village still under Ukrainian control in its Kursk frontier region, where Kyiv鈥檚 forces launched a surprise offensive in August.