The 1961 Paris massacre cover-up
After decades of cover-up, facts are still emerging about the police killing of at least 100 Algerian protesters in October 1961.
It鈥檚 60 years since a peaceful march in Paris ended in the killing of at least 100 Algerian protesters by the police. An extensive cover-up meant that almost nothing was known about it for several decades, and the true facts are still emerging. 成人快手 Arabic鈥檚 Ahmed Rouaba has been looking into the story.
The Stallion of Yennenga
As film-makers gather for the FESPACO African film festival in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, we ask what鈥檚 the story behind the main prize, called the Stallion of Yennenga? Who was Yennenga, and where does the stallion come in? Answers from 成人快手 Afrique's Leone Ouedraogo, who is Burkinab猫 herself.
When a cobra became a murder weapon
Last week a man was convicted of using a snake as a murder weapon. The victim was his wife, who was bitten by the hooded cobra, and died. The 成人快手鈥檚 Soutik Biswas in Delhi was one of the journalists following the story.
Venezuelan migrants in Chile
Last month, demonstrators in a town in northern Chile marched to settler camps housing Venezuelan migrants and set their belongings on fire. It's part of the rising tension in Chile between locals and migrants, as 成人快手 Mundo contributor Paula Molina reports.
'Got to go'
Why is a cheerful rap song about a party making people cry in Hong Kong? The lyrics of Got to go are about leaving a party, but is there another interpretation? Cho Wai Lam from 成人快手 Chinese tells us more about what this song means to Hongkongers.
Image: Algerian flag with roses during a commemoration of the 1961 massacre in Paris
Credit: Boris Horvat/AFP via Getty Images
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Fifth Floor
Global stories from the 成人快手鈥檚 40 Language Services, with Faranak Amidi