Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia claimed over 400 lives

AFP | The day that Soviet-led armies rolled into communist Czechoslovakia to put an end to a pro-democracy movement changed Milan Tesar's life. "I saw...

Soviet army nearly ‘battled’ US filmmakers in Prague Spring

AFP | Propaganda-fuelled Soviet soldiers were ready to take on American and German armies during the 1968 invasion of former Czechoslovakia -- before they realized...

Palestinian-American positioned to be first Muslim woman in US Congress

AFP | Rashida Tlaib, a mother of two and daughter of Palestinian immigrants once detained for disrupting a Donald Trump speech, made history on Wednesday,...

Indonesia quake toll jumps to 164, survivors wait for aid

AFP | The devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok was "exceptionally destructive" and wiped out entire villages in the worst-hit regions, relief agencies...

Australia strips five of citizenship over Islamic State links

AFP | Five people have been stripped of their Australian citizenship for fighting alongside the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, with officials saying...

Ten ways climate change can make wildfires worse

AFP | As out-of-control wildfires ravage large swathes of Portugal, Spain and northern California, AFP talked to scientists about the ways in which global warming...

Theresa May, Prince William commemorate ‘Entente Cordiale’ in Amiens

FP | Britain's Prince William and Prime Minister Theresa May took part in commemorations Wednesday marking the centenary of the Battle of Amiens, which heralded...

Firefighters make progress in California but weather not promising

AFP | Thousands of firefighters, backed by US troops and crews from as far away as Australia and New Zealand, made progress Wednesday in their battle...

Israel passed Controversial Law: What next?

News Analysis | In July, Israel declared itself a Jewish state via a law passed by its parliament. This move was widely criticized not only...

More than 70,000 homeless after deadly Lombok quake

AFP | More than 70,000 people have been left homeless in the deadly earthquake that hit Lombok island, forced to sleep in makeshift shelters and...

Multiple death sentences handed to Zainab’s Murderer

News Analysis | On a victorious note, justice has been served in the Kasur pedophilia serial case that was brought to light with the minor...

10 years after war, Georgia condemns Russia’s ongoing ‘occupation’

AFP | Georgia on Tuesday condemned Russia's continued "occupation" of its territory, a decade after the two countries went to war over the Kremlin-backed separatist regions...