- Facebook slams 'severe' Singapore misinformation law https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/facebook-slams-severe-singapore-misinformation-law-doc-1sn1ix2 11 comments worldnews
- New Zealand volcano disaster victims to sue cruise ship firm; There were 47 people, mainly Australian tourists, on White Island when it erupted on December 9 last year, killing 21 people https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/new-zealand-volcano-disaster-victims-sue-cruise-ship-firm-doc-1qu2j12 7 comments worldnews
- Chinese writer faces backlash for 'Wuhan Diary' After Wuhan was sealed off from the world, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang started an online diary about the coronavirus tragedy unfolding in her hometown https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/chinese-writer-faces-backlash-wuhan-diary-doc-1qq5su3 20 comments worldnews
- Trump was too slow in virus response: poll https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/trump-was-too-slow-virus-response-poll-doc-1qn54p2 25 comments politics
- The 'lahti' — Hundreds injured in India during clashes between protesters and riot police wielding bamboo canes, or 'lathis', India's colonial vintage anti-protest weapon, measuring 5 or 6 feet (1.5-1.8 metres). "They also put iron or steel at the tip which tears the flesh. It can maim and kill." https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/lathi-indias-colonial-vintage-anti-protest-weapon-doc-1nc1tj1 5 comments worldnews
- Divisions exposed as Russia, Ukraine leaders hold first meeting https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/divisions-exposed-russia-ukraine-leaders-hold-first-meeting-doc-1mw4et7 2 comments worldnews
- Turkey slams 'dirty deal' between Syria's Assad and Kurdish forces https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/turkey-slams-dirty-deal-between-syrias-assad-and-kurdish-forces-doc-1lg1ke4 12 comments worldnews
- Milan clubs meet city officials over plans to demolish San Siro https://www.afp.com/en/news/3955/milan-clubs-meet-city-officials-over-plans-demolish-san-siro-doc-1kd9ak3 10 comments soccer
- Istanbul opposition leader sentenced to nearly 10 years https://www.afp.com/en/news/717/istanbul-opposition-leader-sentenced-nearly-10-years-doc-1k26l81 7 comments worldnews
- A new species of “cat fox” has been discovered in Corsica. https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/corsicas-cat-fox-trail-what-may-be-new-species-doc-1hm0ti1 4 comments science
- Hatred of journalists turning to violence, watchdog warns https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/hatred-journalists-turning-violence-watchdog-warns-doc-1fq8c22 9 comments politics
- Chinese authorities have seized 7.5 tonnes of ivory -- 2,748 elephant tusks -- in one of the biggest busts in recent years as the country cracks down on the sale of illegal wildlife products https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/china-seizes-nearly-2750-elephant-tusks-huge-bust-doc-1fo5wz2 18 comments worldnews
- Taliban announce spring offensive, angering US amid peace push https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/taliban-announce-spring-offensive-angering-us-amid-peace-push-doc-1fl0wj2 53 comments worldnews
- Erdogan and Netanyahu trade 'tyrant', 'dictator' insults https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/erdogan-and-netanyahu-trade-tyrant-dictator-insults-doc-1ek4xt2 19 comments worldnews
- Dutch build artificial islands to bring wildlife back - hope is that a new artificial archipelago of five islands will bring nature back to area via a typically ambitious engineering project for a low-lying country that has battled the sea for centuries. https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/dutch-build-artificial-islands-bring-wildlife-back-doc-1be2ad1 3 comments worldnews
- Rams, Chargers battle for LA bragging rights: spotlight on quarterback matchup https://www.afp.com/en/news/207/rams-chargers-battle-la-bragging-rights-doc-19a7y91 24 comments nfl
- A neo-Nazi was acquitted by a German court Tuesday for a bombing 18 years ago targeting Jewish immigrants, in what angry victims' advocates called a historic "legal mistake" https://www.afp.com/en/news/205/outrage-german-man-acquitted-over-racist-bombing-18-years-doc-1815022 6 comments worldnews
- Amsterdam 'lawless jungle' at night, ombudsman warns https://www.afp.com/en/news/206/amsterdam-lawless-jungle-night-ombudsman-warns-doc-17z7o61 4 comments worldnews
- Bad blood over golf course stalks Trump's Scotland trip https://www.afp.com/en/news/205/bad-blood-over-golf-course-stalks-trumps-scotland-trip-doc-17e0of9 3 comments politics
- Mumbai's Art Deco buildings -- believed to be the world's second largest collection after Miami -- were added on Saturday to UNESCO's World Heritage List alongside the city's better-known Victorian Gothic architecture https://www.afp.com/en/news/205/mumbais-victorian-gothic-and-art-deco-buildings-win-unesco-status-doc-16p5rb5 3 comments worldnews
- Danish immigration minister says Ramadan fasting can be 'dangerous for all of us' https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/danish-minister-says-ramadan-fasting-can-be-dangerous-doc-15791v3 11 comments worldnews
- Pentagon Papers whistleblower urges Mattis to protect world from Trump https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/pentagon-papers-whistleblower-urges-mattis-protect-world-trump-doc-1404ap2 91 comments politics
- Migrant caravan abandons plan to travel to US border https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/migrant-caravan-abandons-plan-travel-us-border-doc-13p1ry3 5 comments worldnews
- Japan whalers return from Antarctic hunt after killing 333 whales https://www.afp.com/en/news/2265/japan-whalers-return-antarctic-hunt-after-killing-333-whales-doc-13h2gq1 4343 comments worldnews
- Norway politician who hit asylum seeker becomes justice minister https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/norway-politician-who-hit-asylum-seeker-becomes-justice-minister-doc-12v3by1 4 comments worldnews
- Polish conservatives take control of judicial watchdog https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/polish-conservatives-take-control-judicial-watchdog-doc-1215e42 114 comments europe
- No Olympics for Russians who had life bans lifted, the decision was taken after a special panel "unanimously recommended that the IOC not extend an invitation to the Olympic Winter Games Pyeongchang 2018 to the 15 individuals". https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/no-olympics-russians-who-had-life-bans-lifted-doc-ys90m7 17 comments worldnews
- Former policewoman who officiated the women's Champions League final this year and the 2012 women's Olympic final will probably make her debut in man's Bundesliga when Hertha Berlin will host Werder Bremen https://www.afp.com/en/news/207/female-ref-bibiana-steinhaus-poised-make-german-league-debut 20 comments soccer
- Fillon win France's Republican primary for 2017 elections https://www.afp.com/fr/infos/334/primaire-de-la-droite-fillon-lemporte-tres-largement-sur-juppe-selon-des-resultats-partiels 27 comments worldnews
- Aussie police rush to scene of killing, find dead spider http://www.afp.com/en/news/aussie-police-rush-scene-killing-find-dead-spider 5 comments nottheonion
- Frankenvirus Emerges From Siberia's Frozen Wasteland: "Scientists said they will reanimate a 30,000-year-old giant virus unearthed in the frozen wastelands of Siberia, and warned climate change may awaken dangerous microscopic pathogens." http://www.afp.com/en/news/frankenvirus-emerges-siberias-frozen-wasteland 341 comments worldnews
- Welsh town appoints first jester after 700 years http://www.afp.com/en/news/welsh-town-appoints-first-jester-700-years 48 comments europe
- Nationalisations, German probes in Greek contingency plan: report http://www.afp.com/en/news/nationalisations-german-probes-greek-contingency-plan-report 7 comments europe
- Australia's Great Barrier Reef could be "severely damaged" if the government does not completely ban the dumping of dredge waste in the World Heritage-listed waters, a report commissioned by conservation group WWF say. http://www.afp.com/en/news/australias-barrier-reef-risks-becoming-dumping-ground-wwf 61 comments worldnews
- Pope available to go to Iraq if necessary http://www.afp.com/en/news/pope-available-go-iraq-if-necessary 28 comments worldnews
- Russian leadership backs restoration of Stalingrad name http://www.afp.com/en/node/2479088/#.u5npm9lpata.reddit 18 comments worldnews
- US threatens to 'bleed' Russia if it disrupts Ukraine vote http://www.afp.com/en/news/us-threatens-bleed-russia-if-it-disrupts-ukraine-vote 30 comments worldnews
- Crimea sets clocks to Moscow time http://www.afp.com/en/news/crimea-sets-clocks-moscow-time 59 comments worldnews
- NASA announces that it has discovered 715 new planets outside the solar system: "We have almost doubled just today the number of planets known to humanity" http://www.afp.com/en/news/topstories/nasa-cries-planetary-bonanza-715-new-worlds 129 comments science
- U.S. Protects War Criminals: Karadzic was protected by the United States until a CIA phone bug caught him breaking the terms of his 'deal.' http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.92d533d2d92c327b81e763d187e807f2.981.html 17 comments worldnews