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A collective of Senegalese artists and academics calls for President Macky Sall to be held accountable for his crimes.

Incident came when police fired rubber bullets at protesters rallying against fees at University of the Witwatersrand.

As Equatorial Guinea begins three-day mourning period over disaster, HRW says actual death toll 'much higher'.

Mexico is worried that support for victims of violence and suspension of Trump-era policies is encouraging migrants.

Order will boost the US's total supply of COVID-19 vaccine to enough for 500 million people, an official told Bloomberg.

The first in-person trip is seen as part of a wider campaign to combat China's influence in the region.

Research reveals the B.1.1.7 strain of the novel coronavirus is significantly more lethal than earlier variants.

A year into the pandemic, front-line health workers around the world share their experiences battling the coronavirus.

Three Syrians endured the hardship of al-Assad regime's brutal jail and developed a lifelong bond in the process.

There has been little acknowledgment of Portugal's role in the transatlantic slave trade - until now.

Authorities say Twitter failed to delete posts it said illegally urged children to take part in anti-gov't rallies.

Modelled after a Colombian project, Victims Register rallies public opinion by recording stories of loss and suffering.

Libya's parliament approves cabinet of PM Abdelhamid Dbeibah after two days of intense deliberations.

South Korea agrees to pay 1.18 trillion won ($1.03bn) for the upkeep of US troops there, ending year-long deadlock.

Rio de Janeiro state legislature votes to name the world-famous stadium after Brazilian football legend.

Almost 'entire population' of the territory infected by tests carried out from 1966 to 1996, investigation claims.

'World-beating' scheme promised by British PM Boris Johnson has failed to prevent repeated COVID lockdowns, report says.

Statue of the Confederate General and former Ku Klux Klan leader has been a subject of controversy for decades.

The 'Quad' meeting comes as US has stressed working with allies in the Indo-Pacific to counter Beijing's growing might.

Rights activist al-Hathloul, who was released in February after three years in prison, appeared at an appeal hearing.

A decade after triple disasters, Japan faces immense challenges in returning to what was previously considered normal.

Two white men and a woman with a police officer uncle are selected for the 12-member jury panel.

Two days after India went into lockdown in March 2020, Shikha Malhotra, who has a nursing degree, started volunteering.

Pakistan begins vaccinating people over 60 against coronavirus, kicking off the second phase of a countrywide campaign.

Dbeibah slams the presence of foreign fighters in Libya as a violation of the country's sovereignty.

After destruction of sacred site, Aboriginal group to assess firms on environmental, social, governance measures.

The newest allegation comes as the state's attorney general is probing claims against governor Andrew Cuomo.

Red Cross survey highlights costs for those aged 18 to 25 of war that has killed hundreds of thousands.

Here's a look at photographs taken last March just about the time the coronavirus was declared a pandemic.

China breached 'each and every' provision of UN Genocide Convention in treatment of Uighurs, says US think-tank.

The Stream reflects on a pandemic year that has challenged family, work and community life.

Crude prices remain above the level needed to encourage US producers to increase production, some analysts say.

The federal agency publishes footage of suspect whom they believe planted pipe bombs near Capitol Hill.

The story of Boca Juniors, their super-fans and how they became a team for the working class in Argentina.

The PM had accused Onik Gasparyan of leading a coup attempt after he joined protest calls for the leader to quit.

Three-dimensional projection fills alcove that hosted the statue for centuries as Afghans commemorate 2001 destruction.

The country reports a daily total of 1,972 new deaths and 70,764 new cases of COVID-19.

Three teachers overcome considerable challenges to educate children in Morocco's windswept hinterland.

Filings show coup leaders have hired Canadian firm to 'explain' situation, as railway workers in standoff with military.

Human rights office urges thorough investigation into killings which came days after 'shoot-on-sight' order issued.

Cathay says it will maintain executive pay cuts and asks staff to take up special leave programme to preserve cash.

Moscow says it has invited all stakeholders, including the US, China and Pakistan, for the talks on March 18.

Farmers say fencing along the 553-km border has taken their lands and they have not been adequately compensated.

How Rashid moved from outclassing his brothers on a cement track to being named Player of the Decade.

Hacker group says it gained access to cameras made by Verkada used by Tesla and others to highlight security flaws.

Following Supreme Court ruling, the country's elections body 'dismisses' Nepal Communist Party from electoral register.

Japan's struggle to clean up and decommission the plant provide stark reminders of the risks of nuclear power.

Police officers who fled to India give first-hand accounts of how military ordered them to shoot peaceful protesters.

The Brazilian real is down 11 percent so far this year, the worst among major currencies.

Trump-era policy made immigrants who receive wide range of public benefits ineligible for legal status in the US.