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International calls mount for Congo rebels to cease fire
International calls mount for Congo rebels to cease fire
Africa
by  AFP

International calls mounted for rebels to lay down their arms in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where a lull was reported on the frontlines Saturday after several days of intense fighting. Over 120 armed groups are active across eastern Congo, many of them a legacy of regional wars that flared at the turn of the century.

In Russia's 'land of prison' where Brittney Griner is held
In Russia's 'land of prison' where Brittney Griner is held
World
by  AFP

The news that American basketball player Brittney Griner had arrived in the IK-2 penal colony in Mordovia, also known as the Russian "land of prisons", left locals rather unmoved. - Black, lesbian and American - But Brittney Griner is a special case: there is talk of a possible prisoner swap between the US and Russia, which could see her return home.

Funeral held for man killed by Poland missile blast
Funeral held for man killed by Poland missile blast
World
by  AFP

A funeral was held Saturday for one of the two victims of a missile that struck a Polish village near Ukraine earlier this week, an incident widely believed to have been an accident. Boguslaw Wos, 62, was buried at the local cemetery in a funeral attended by family and friends, village residents, along with troops and Polish and Ukrainian officials.