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Syrian army presses on in Idlib province as death toll rises 29 Aug 2019 - 01:44 pm
A young boy runs past a fire started in a building following a reported airstrike by Syrian regime forces in the town of Maaret al-Numan in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on August 28, 2019. / AFP / Abdulazez Ketaz
Spain saves more than 200 migrants heading to Europe by boat 29 Aug 2019 - 01:34 pm
A migrant child intercepted off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea waves as she waits to disembark from a rescue boat at the port of Malaga, southern Spain, August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Incoming premier Conte vows 'more united, inclusive' Italy 29 Aug 2019 - 01:09 pm
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte addresses the media following a meeting with the Italian president, after he was given a mandate to form a new government, on August 29, 2019 at the Quirinal presidential palace in Rome.  AFP / Filippo MONTEFORTE
Hurricane Dorian gains might as it takes aim at Florida 29 Aug 2019 - 10:30 am
People gather at the coast hours before the storm enters in Patillas, Puerto Rico on, August 28, 2019. AFP / Eric Rojas
US ready to fight Amazon fires only in cooperation with Brazil 29 Aug 2019 - 10:10 am
Aerial view of deforestation in the Menkragnoti Indigenous Territory in Altamira, Para state, Brazil, in the Amazon basin, on August 28, 2019. / AFP / Joao Laet
EU backs US-Iran talks but says nuclear deal must stay 29 Aug 2019 - 10:00 am
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and General Director for Foreign Affairs of the Council of the European Union Leonardo Schiavo chat before the informal meeting of EU defence ministers in Helsinki, Finland August 29, 2019. Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari
Climate activists to fly drones at London Heathrow airport from Sept. 13 29 Aug 2019 - 09:26 am
FILE PHOTO: British Airways logos are seen on tail fins at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
China says rotated troops will protect Hong Kong's stability 29 Aug 2019 - 08:36 am
A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldier guards the entrance to the PLA Hong Kong Garrison headquarters in the Central Business District in Hong Kong, China, August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Family of minor league baseball pitcher slain in Virginia 28 Aug 2019 - 10:34 pm
Matthew Thomas Bernard puts his hands on Keeling Baptist Church groundskeeper Loyd Gauldin, as a state police officer attempts to take him into custody on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019 in Keeling, Va. (Image courtesy: Caleb Ayers/via heraldmailmedia.com)
Ex-Pentagon chief Mattis says bitter politics threaten US 28 Aug 2019 - 10:34 pm
Jim Mattis
Myanmar: Christian leader sued, commented on oppression 28 Aug 2019 - 10:34 pm
Peninsula
Rohingya restless in India as deportation threat looms 28 Aug 2019 - 09:02 pm
An estimated 40,000 Rohingya took refuge in India over several decades.
Indian state expands work scheme to tackle exploitation 28 Aug 2019 - 08:39 pm
Rescued bonded labourer Srikrushna Rajhansiya recalls his days in bondage outside his home in Sargul village in Odisha. Reuters
Indian state bans unnecessary surgery on intersex babies 28 Aug 2019 - 08:39 pm
Unisex signs hanging outside bathrooms at Toast Paninoteca in Durham, North Carolina, May 9 2016.  AFP / Getty Images North America / Sara D Davis
Epstein accuser says Prince Andrew should 'come clean' 28 Aug 2019 - 08:16 pm
Jennifer Araoz (2nd R), one of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein's alleged victims, and her attorney Kimberly Lerner (R), speak to the press outside the US Federal Court on August 27, 2019 in New York. AFP / Yana Paskova
Queen allows British PM Johnson to suspend parliament before Brexit 28 Aug 2019 - 06:41 pm
Boris Johnson
Is Boris Johnson allowed to suspend the UK parliament? 28 Aug 2019 - 06:41 pm
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson visits the British cemetery in Kabul, November 26, 2016. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail
Ukraine releases Russia journalist pending treason trial 28 Aug 2019 - 06:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: Servicemen of the Ukrainian National Guard escort Ukrainian-Russian journalist Kyrylo Vyshynsky after his Kiev's Appeal Court hearing, in Kiev. AFP / Sergei SUPINSKY