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Two top lieutenants of Indian PM's Modi unwell months before election 18 Jan 2019 - 02:33 am
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) waves as Gujarat state Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupani (3L) and Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat state Nitinbhai Patel (2L) look on at the Prime Minister's arrival, ahead of the inauguration of Vibrant Gujarat Summi
Isro to launch Microsat, Kalamsat on January 24 18 Jan 2019 - 02:33 am
Indian space scientist and Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Kailasavadivoo Sivan (L), Minister of State for Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space Jitendra Singh (2L) and ISRO Deputy Project Director Prakash Rao (2R)
Malaysia jails laundrette cat killer 17 Jan 2019 - 01:42 pm
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Body of trapped Indian miner found after 36 days 17 Jan 2019 - 08:01 am
FILE PHOTO: Indian Navy personnel come out of a coal mine during a rescue operation in Ksan, in the northeastern state of Meghalaya, India, December 31, 2018. Reuters/Anuwar Hazarika
China brushes off international concern over death sentence for Canadian 16 Jan 2019 - 12:48 pm
Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg appears in court for a retrial of his drug smuggling case in Dalian, Liaoning province, China, January 14, 2019, in this handout picture received by Reuters January 15, 2019. Intermediate People's Court of Dalian/Handout
Pakistan kills 2 men linked to 2011 abduction of American 15 Jan 2019 - 08:41 pm
A Pakistani vendor of women garments reads the Quran while waiting for customers at his shop in Lahore on January 15, 2019. AFP / Arif Ali
Fake rain to fight air pollution in Bangkok 15 Jan 2019 - 06:46 pm
Bangkok authorities wash the dust off streets in the capital city after the particulate matter (PM2.5) reached hazardous levels in Bangkok, Thailand January 14, 2019. Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun
Bird sparks a flap on Singapore to London flight 15 Jan 2019 - 06:18 pm
A video circulating on social media showed the bird perched on top of a headrest, about two hours before the flight was due to arrive in the British capital.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 4, wounds over 100 in Kabul 15 Jan 2019 - 10:16 am
Afghan security forces gather at the site of a powerful truck bomb attack a day after it detonated near a foreign compound in Kabul on January 15, 2019. AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
Tokyo court denies request for Nissan Ghosn's release on bail 15 Jan 2019 - 10:07 am
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Australian state to pump oxygen into rivers as fish die 15 Jan 2019 - 09:39 am
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China sentences Canadian to death, raises diplomatic tension 14 Jan 2019 - 09:19 pm
A view of the Intermediate People's Court of Dalian, where the trial for Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian citizen on drug smuggling charges, will be held, in Liaoning province, China January 14, 2019. Reuters
Indian police charge student leader, 9 others, in sedition case 14 Jan 2019 - 09:19 pm
Kanhaiya Kumar speaks to the media at Hyderabad Central University on March 23, 2016. AFP Noah Seelam
Nine dead in Papua New Guinea floods 14 Jan 2019 - 11:13 am
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Second black box from Lion Air crash found: Indonesian officials 14 Jan 2019 - 08:46 am
This handout picture taken on January 14, 2019 and released by the Indonesian Navy TNI-AL shows an Indonesian Navy diver with the second
India temple trailblazers braving threats and family anger 14 Jan 2019 - 07:58 am
In this photo taken on January 11, 2019, Bindu Ammini (R) and Kanakadurga (L), the two Indian women who entered the Sabarimala Ayyapa temple, pose for photographs during an interview with the media in Kochi in the southern state of Kerala. / AFP / STR /
UN experts urge Pakistan not to execute mentally ill prisoner 13 Jan 2019 - 06:49 pm
The execution of Khizar Hayat, sentenced to death in 2003 for killing a colleague, was suspended by Pakistan's Supreme Court on Saturday, his legal team said, just three days before the 55-year-old was due to be hanged. (Reuters file photo)
Protesters in Thailand rally anew against risk of election delay 13 Jan 2019 - 03:47 pm
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Europe

Local residents stand by a damaged shopping center following Russian strikes in Kyiv on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Tetiana Dzhafarova / AFP) Russia threatens more strikes on Kyiv, urges foreigners to leave city
People relax in deck chairs on the beach in Brighton, on the south coast of England on May 25, 2026, as Monday is expected to be the hottest bank holiday ever, with heatwave conditions spreading to parts of southeast England and London. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) Record May heatwave sweeps Britain as temperatures forecast to hit 35 degrees Celsius
A paddleboarder is seen between the stanchions of the derelict West Pier off the beach in Brighton, on the south coast of England on May 25, 2026, as Monday is expected to be the hottest bank holiday.(Photo by Ben Stansaal / AFP) UK beats May heat record with 33.5C registered near London
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Africa

File Photo S.Africa government holds urgent talks over anti-migrant tensions
A woman (top R) reacts as a person suspected of having died from Ebola is buried in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) WHO urges DRC's neighbours to act immediately on Ebola
Parishioners wash their hands before entering the church following local authorities’ instructions to limit the spread of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in Bunia on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Seros Muyisa / AFP) Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
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Americas

Handout photo released by Mexico's Presidency press office shows Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Saul lopez Escorcia / Presidencia de Mexico / AFP) Mexico says will host Iran during World Cup
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak from a large storage tank prompted evacuations in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP California chemical leak explosion threat 'eliminated,' fire officials say
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP) Crack found in California toxic chemical tank could relieve pressure
Police vehicles and tape blocks off a crime scene near the White House after a gunman opened fire in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) Gunman killed by US Secret Service after opening fire near White House

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