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World

Mothers comfort scared daughters after Pakistan ‘honour killing’

Two young girls stand inches from charred bricks and ash, staring at the spot where a “kind and gentle” teenager who taught them the...

AFPJune 9, 2016

World

Economist Thomas Piketty refuses France’s highest honour

France’s influential economist Thomas Piketty, author of “Capital in the 21st Century”, on Thursday refused to accept the country’s highest award, the Legion d’honneur,...

AFPJanuary 1, 2015

World

France awards highest honour to modest WWII spy heroine

A World War II heroine who parachuted behind German lines on “perilous” spy missions, but was so modest she only told her children about...

AFPNovember 25, 2014

World

Calls for justice for pregnant Pakistan woman beaten to death

The husband of a pregnant Pakistani woman who was beaten to death outside Lahore’s High Court for marrying against her family’s wishes vowed Wednesday...

AFPMay 28, 2014

World

Pakistani woman beaten to death with bricks by family

A three-months pregnant Pakistani woman was beaten to death with bricks by members of her own family Tuesday for marrying the man of her...

AFPMay 27, 2014

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