An Algerian French writer whose arrest in Algeria on accusations of undermining national unity and security inflamed tensions with France was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday. The writer, Boualem Sansal, who was born in Algeria and became a French citizen last year, was arrested in November because of statements he made to…
Competition between China and South Korea is heating up for sales of self-propelled howitzers, with defence contractors from both countries putting their latest versions front and centre at one of the world’s biggest weapons shows. China’s Norinco is offering the public a look at its SH16A 155mm self-propelled howitzer at the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX)…
Valérie André was 10 years old in 1932 when, armed with a congratulatory bouquet, she greeted the hero aviator Maryse Hilsz at the Strasbourg airfield in France. She was already committed to becoming a doctor, an ambitious career goal for a young lady at the time. But she was so warmly received when she presented…
Britain’s phone theft epidemic is being fuelled by ‘steaming’ flashmobs bombarding their way into stores and ransacking as many devices as possible in brazen 20-second heists. Gathering in their masses, these masked gangs are bursting past helpless security guards and shoppers as they sweep up any device they can get their hands on. Dressed in…
The 613 men had traveled from their native Niger to neighboring Libya, where many of them planned to reach Europe over the Mediterranean Sea, a journey thousands of people from sub-Saharan Africa endeavor to make every year. But late last month, the men were deported by Libyan authorities in one of the country’s largest expulsions…
China and Brazil on Friday sought to advance their long-standing bid to mediate peace between Russia and Ukraine on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, a diplomatic effort marked by broad objectives yet few specifics. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi voiced hope that the international community would convene a peace conference with a…
Voting stations across Algeria closed Saturday night after an hour’s extension for the presidential election expected to bring a second term for incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune, whose main hope is for a high turnout. Algeria polling stations shut as Tebboune poised for victory Tebboune, 78, is heavily favoured to see off moderate Islamist Abdelaali Hassani, 57,…