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54 amputees get today three times a week in Afghanistan's Jalalabad to practice their wheel-chair basketball skills. The men, many of whom lost their limbs due the abundance of landmines in Afghanistan, train rigorously with one purpose in mind - they hope to represent their country in international tournaments, but the continued war in Afghanistan prevents them from being able to play on the big stage.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame says the international community had "failed" his country during the 1994 genocide, as he paid tribute to victims of the massacres, 30 years after the vicious campaign orchestrated by Hutu extremists tore apart his country. SOUNDBITE
People hold banners and chant slogans as they take to Islamabad's streets to mark International Women's Day in Pakistan. Many of the demonstrators were also marching in support of Palestinians. IMAGES
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne says her government "stands by the people of Mayotte", at the start of a visit to Mayotte, France's poorest department, which is facing severe drought, migratory pressure from neighbouring Comoros and growing insecurity. SOUNDBITE
Around 20 women gather in Kabul to mark International Women's Day. "Use the international stages, this is the second March 8th under the Taliban governance," said one demonstrator, reading aloud a statement. Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the "most repressive country in the world" for women's rights, the United Nations said Wednesday, with authorities effectively trapping them in their homes. IMAGES
Tripoli, Oct 9 (EFE/EPA).- African migrants on Saturday took part in a sit-in portest outside the UNHRC office in Tripoli to demand that the internatinal community take them out of Libya.According to the hundreds of the migrants taking part in the sit-in, some of them started the demonstration a few days earlier.Another group joined on Friday after fleeing the detention center, where a gunfire incident killed at least 6 people. (Camera: STR). SHOT LIST: AFRICAN MIGRANTS TAKE PART IN A SIT-IN PORTEST TO DEMAND THAT THE INTERNATINAL COMMUNITY TAKES THEM OUT OF LIBYA, OUTSIDE THE UNHRC OFFICE IN TRIPOLI, LIBYA.
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