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Dozens of protesters forced their way into Suriname's parliament as hundreds more rampaged through the nation's capital Paramaribo on Friday, clashing with police as demonstrations against the government descended into chaos.

For years, fishermen in French Guiana, a French territory in South America, have been complaining about illegal coastal fishing. The culprits are wooden boats - called "tapouilles" - that come from Brazil, Suriname and Guyana to take advantage of the rich fish stocks in French waters. Although the problem has…

The apology is expected to redress how the Dutch exploited more than 600,000 people.

Advocates claim it will promote equality, detractors say it will be an empty gesture

South Korean residents in Suriname have been told to take care of their safety by the embassy after the Latin American country said it would explore legal action against the producers of South Korea's hit Netflix series "Narco-Saints" which fosters negative images of the country by portraying it as a…

The Lok Sabha Speaker was addressing members of the Suriname National Assembly, where he is leading an Indian parliamentary delegation.

The exhibition "Escaping Slavery, the Art of Breaking One's Chains" introduces us to the history and artistic work of the "bushinenge" – descendants of African slaves who escaped the Dutch plantations in Suriname, in South America, and fled to French Guyana.

The Latin American country had said it does not have the funds to build the controversial embassy.

Suriname's president said on Thursday the South American country did not have the funds to build an embassy in Israel, reversing an announcement made last month.