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Added on the 13/01/2022 06:28:41 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
US NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and Russian Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, members of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 70-71 main crew, bid farewell to their relatives and visitors gathered ahead of the launch from the Russian leased Baikonur facility, in Kazakhstan. IMAGES
At least 183 people have been killed since July in clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara region, the United Nations says. Tension in the northern region ratcheted up this year after the end of a devastating war in the neighbouring region of Tigray that also drew in fighters from Amhara. SOUNDBITE
Military personnel stand guard as voters queue outside a polling station in Kolkata, after at least seven people were killed and dozens more injured following clashes over local polls in West Bengal, a state notorious for political violence during election campaigns. IMAGES
Clashes break out in Lille, northern France, following the death of 17-year-old Nael, in a Paris suburb, shot point-blank during a traffic stop captured on video that has unleashed rage and reignited debate about police tactics. IMAGES
Relatives of 18 people killed in clashes with security forces carry coffins through the southern Peruvian city of Juliaca. Peru announced a curfew in the southern region of Puno in an attempt to suppress violent protests. IMAGES