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Lebanon protesters lob traffic signs, branches at police 18 Jan 2020 - 06:34 pm
Lebanese security forces take cover behind riot shields during clashes with anti-government protesters in the central downtown district of the Lebanese capital near the parliament headquarters on January 18, 2020. / AFP / Anwar AMRO
Iran to send flight recorders from downed jet to Ukraine 18 Jan 2020 - 06:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: General view of the debris of the Ukraine International Airlines, flight PS752, Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020 is seen in this screen grab ob
Lebanese block roads as protests enter fourth month 18 Jan 2020 - 05:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: Protesters smash the window of a bank as demonstrations against the government continue in Beirut, Lebanon January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Black boxes of shot-down Ukrainian airliner will be sent to Ukraine: Iranian news agency 18 Jan 2020 - 04:26 pm
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Russia strike kill five civilians in northwest Syria: monitor 18 Jan 2020 - 03:45 pm
Members of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, dig through the rubble of a building, hit by airstrikes, in the town of Baleh, in the western countryside of the northern province of Aleppo on January 18, 2020. / AFP / Aaref WATAD
Canada says black boxes from Iran crash should be sent to France 17 Jan 2020 - 10:26 pm
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference January 17, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. AFP / Dave Chan
Pentagon denies trying to underplay injuries from Iran attack 17 Jan 2020 - 08:45 pm
Reuters file photo / Larry Downing
Iran's top leader strikes defiant tone amid month of turmoil 17 Jan 2020 - 08:45 pm
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leading Friday prayers at the Grand Mosallah mosque in  Tehran while flanked by President Hassan Rouhani (C-L, behind) January 17, 2020. Office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei / AFP
Bloody mutiny in Sudan casts shadow over drive for democracy 16 Jan 2020 - 07:07 pm
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Ghosn's Japan lawyer quits after client's flight to Lebanon 16 Jan 2020 - 11:23 am
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn gestures during a news conference at the Lebanese Press Syndicate in Beirut, Lebanon January 8, 2020.( REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)
Trafficking risk high for hundreds of migrants sent back to Libya 15 Jan 2020 - 07:26 pm
A migrant is seen at a detention centre in Tripoli, Libya April 4, 2019. Reuters/Ismail Zitouny
Five killed as Sudan crushes revolt by security agents 15 Jan 2020 - 12:17 pm
A civilian walks past members of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are seen near the area where gunmen opened fire outside buildings used by Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) in Khartoum, Sudan January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Moham
Iran's Zarif says 2015 nuclear deal "among best deals": State TV 15 Jan 2020 - 10:39 am
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gives a press conference at the United Nations Offices in Geneva on October 29, 2019. (AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI)
Moscow warns EU move on Iran deal risks 'new escalation' 14 Jan 2020 - 09:00 pm
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borell speaks during a debate at the European Parliament on January 14, 2020 in Strasbourg, eastern France. AFP / Frederick Florin
Lebanon erupts in protest again as crisis builds and banks fret 14 Jan 2020 - 09:00 pm
A protestor jumps over a burning barricade during a protest over economic hardship and lack of new government in Beirut, Lebanon January 14, 2020. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir
Iran announces arrests over downing of plane that killed 176 14 Jan 2020 - 05:28 pm
Iranian students hold pictures of victims during a memorial for the passengers of the Ukraine plane crash, in University of Tehran on January 14, 2020.   AFP / ATTA KENARE
Gunfire heard in Sudanese capital: witness 14 Jan 2020 - 02:17 pm
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Iran judiciary says arrests made over airliner downing 14 Jan 2020 - 12:47 pm
File picture of Ukraine plane crash.