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Second New York rail derailment in days injures four 03 Apr 2017 - 07:45 pm
New York City firefighters stand by near Penn Station in New York April 3, 2017 after responding to a derailment of a NJ Transit train at Penn Station this morning. NJ TRANSIT said all 1,200 passengers on board were offloaded with only 4 minor injuries. A
254 dead in Colombia flooding, mudslide 03 Apr 2017 - 12:00 pm
Colombian soldiers evacuate victims of a deadly avalanche that happened following heavy rains in Macoa, Putumayo Colombia on April 01, 2017. / AA.
Trump ready to address North Korea nuclear threats alone 03 Apr 2017 - 11:17 am
© Ed Jones / AFP | A North Korean Taepodong-class missile is displayed during a military parade past Kim Il-Sung square marking the 60th anniversary of the Korean war armistice in Pyongyang on July 27, 2013.
Ecuador leftist claims victory, conservative demands recount 03 Apr 2017 - 09:17 am
Ecuadoran presidential candidate of the ruling Alianza PAIS party, Lenin Moreno shows a sign that reads
Mexican paper where slain reporter worked closes over lack of security 03 Apr 2017 - 09:10 am
A man shows a copy of the North newspaper which announces the closing of its printed edition in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico on April 2, 2017. AFP / STR
Toll from deadly Colombia mudslide hovers at 200 amid frantic rescue efforts 02 Apr 2017 - 04:22 pm
People look for family members among the bodies of victims of mudslides following heavy rains, at the cemetery in Villagarzon, Putumayo department, southern Colombia on April 1, 2017. A massive mudslide left more than 200 dead and hundreds of injured and
Chicago police arrest 14 year-old in Facebook rape case 02 Apr 2017 - 12:00 pm
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Senate girds for battle over Trump Supreme Court pick 02 Apr 2017 - 08:45 am
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch (L) with President Donald Trump at the White
Trump to 'reboot' Egypt ties in Sisi visit after years of tension 01 Apr 2017 - 06:31 pm
This file photo taken on September 20, 2016 shows then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) looking on as Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi speaks during a meeting at the Plaza Hotel in New York. (AFP / DOMINICK REUTER)
Trump Signs Two Decrees on Trade Policy 01 Apr 2017 - 10:22 am
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Protests brew as Venezuela leader denies coup 01 Apr 2017 - 08:42 am
Opposition supporters shout slogans during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in San Cristobal, Venezuela March 31, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez
Why is Maduro still in power in Venezuela? 01 Apr 2017 - 08:38 am
An opposition supporter with a sign that reads,
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro rejects coup claims in crisis 01 Apr 2017 - 08:32 am
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with supporters in Caracas, Venezuela March 31, 2017. Miraflores Palace
Son of popular Mexican singer 'Pepe Aguilar' nabbed for human smuggling 01 Apr 2017 - 08:15 am
Four Chinese citizens in the trunk of a car that Customs and Border Protection reports was being driven by 24-year-old Jose Emiliano Aguilar, son of Mexican superstar Pepe Aguilar. The car was stopped at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif.,
Maduro attacked from own camp over Venezuela power grab 01 Apr 2017 - 08:05 am
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a meeting with supporters in Caracas, Venezuela March 31, 2017. Miraflores Palace
New York mayor backs plan to shut notorious prison 01 Apr 2017 - 07:57 am
A corrections van enters Rikers Island on March 31, 2017 in New York City. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has said that he agrees with the fundamentals of a plan to close the jail complex on Rikers Island within 10 years. Spencer Platt/AFP
FBI chief's secret Twitter account outed? 31 Mar 2017 - 07:00 pm
James Comey
Brazil Temer’s popularity slides further: poll 31 Mar 2017 - 05:21 pm
Michel Temer (EPA)