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11 police hurt at Mexico protest over missing students
11 police hurt at Mexico protest over missing students
by  AFP

A protest to demand justice for 43 Mexican students who disappeared in 2014 turned violent on Thursday, leaving 11 police officers injured, authorities said. "Consequently, 11 police were injured by firecrackers and bruises from blows to different parts of the body," it said.

At UN, Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of 'unspeakable atrocities'
At UN, Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of 'unspeakable atrocities'
by  AFP

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan used his address before the United Nations Thursday to accuse Azerbaijan of "unspeakable atrocities" during the latest clashes between the two rivals, including mutilating the bodies of dead soldiers. As Pashinyan spoke, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, who is set to address the global body this weekend, watched impassively.

Soviet-era rocket launchers still serving on Ukraine frontline
Soviet-era rocket launchers still serving on Ukraine frontline
by  AFP

For a handful of Ukrainian gunners camping under a clump of trees not far from the Russian lines, the day passes beside a BM-21 Grad rocket launcher waiting for firing orders. Each Grad rocket, a word meaning "hail", launches a bolt of fire in its wake amid a thick cloud of smoke.

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