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Anti-Maduro strike paralyzes swathes of Venezuela 20 Jul 2017 - 04:04 pm
An masked opposition activist sits on the floor during a blockade to protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, on July 19, 2017. Venezuela's military chiefs reaffirmed their loyalty to President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday by saying
Australian woman shot in Minneapolis called twice to report an assault 19 Jul 2017 - 09:31 pm
Justine Damond, also known as Justine Ruszczyk, from Sydney, is seen in this 2015 photo released by Stephen Govel Photography in New York, U.S., on July 17, 2017. Stephen Govel Photography/Handout via REUTERS
Chile moves to ease strict abortion laws 19 Jul 2017 - 12:49 pm
A demonstrator is detained by police officers after shouting slogans against abortion inside the Chilean congress during a session legislating a draft law which seeks to ease the country's strict abortion ban, in Valparaiso, Chile July 18, 2017. Reuters/R
Health Care collapse could leave Trump winless in his first year 19 Jul 2017 - 12:12 pm
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Iran complying with nuclear deal: US 18 Jul 2017 - 11:17 am
US President Donald Trump examines US-made products from all 50 states, including a Marucci baseball bat, in the Blue Room of the White House during a
Trump asked to turn over Mar-a-Lago visitor records 17 Jul 2017 - 08:26 pm
This file photo taken on December 30, 2016 shows workers as they lay out the red carpet at Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. AFP / Don Emmert
Maths 'genius' Maryam Mirzakhani dies, aged 40 15 Jul 2017 - 05:33 pm
Iranian- born Maryam Mirzakhani (AFP / The Seoul ICM 2014)
Three dead in fire at Honolulu high-rise with no sprinklers 15 Jul 2017 - 11:45 am
The charred exterior of the Marco Polo Building is pictured after a fire broke out on the upper floors in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 14, 2017. At least three people were killed and a dozen injured when a massive fire tore through a 36-story apartment compl
Jimmy Carter recovers from dehydration scare in Canada 15 Jul 2017 - 08:55 am
Former US President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalyn Carter at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights during a closing ceremony for a Habitat for Humanity project in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, July 14, 2017. Reuters/Zachary Prong
Trump stance a 'setback' in US-Cuba relations: Castro 15 Jul 2017 - 08:08 am
Cuban President Raul Castro attends the Permanent Working Committees of the National Assembly of the People's Power in Havana, on July 14, 2017. AFP / Jorge Beltran
Brazil’s Lula vows to appeal conviction, run for president 14 Jul 2017 - 08:40 am
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Jimmy Carter hospitalized while building homes in Canada 14 Jul 2017 - 08:40 am
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New Republicans healthcare bill already in trouble 14 Jul 2017 - 08:36 am
Senators John McCain and Bob Corker walk to a meeting of Republican senators to discuss a new version of their healthcare bill at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, yesterday.
Trump, escaping domestic troubles, visits France’s Macron 13 Jul 2017 - 10:35 am
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) greets U.S. President Donald Trump at Les Invalides museum in Paris, France, July 13, 2017. (REUTERS/Michel Euler/Pool)
Top US Embassy official in Havana bows out, deputy takes over 12 Jul 2017 - 07:48 pm
Two men stand on a balcony next to the Cuban and USA National Flags in Havana Cuba, March 17, 2016 (EPA / ERNESTO MASTRASCUSA)
16 dead in US military plane crash in Mississippi: reports 11 Jul 2017 - 11:16 am
FILE PHOTO: Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters receive fuel from a KC-130 Hercules over the Gulf of Aden January 1, 2003. U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Paula M. Fitzgerald/Handout/File Photo via REUTERS.
Brazil convict: jailbird by night, congressman by day 10 Jul 2017 - 11:26 am
Brazilian congressman Celso Jacob, from the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, speaks during an interview with AFP in his office at the Lower House in Brasilia, on July 6, 2017.
Venezuela’s Maduro may feel heat from both sides after Lopez move 09 Jul 2017 - 07:19 pm
Supporters of Venezuela's opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, who has been granted house arrest after more than three years in jail, wait in front of his house in Caracas, Venezuela July 8, 2017. Reuters/Christian Veron