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Kashmir police say thousands detained in status-change sweep 20 Aug 2019 - 05:37 pm
The deserted downtown area of Lal Chowk is seen pictured in Srinagar on August 20, 2019. (AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE)
EU rejects Johnson's demand to scrap Irish backstop 20 Aug 2019 - 02:56 pm
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson. / AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Algeria: six months of anti-regime protests 20 Aug 2019 - 02:49 pm
Algerian demonstrators chant slogans and march with national flags as they gather in the streets of the capital Algiers against the ruling class amid an ongoing political crisis in the country, on the 26th consecutive Friday of protests on August 16, 2019
Armed man holding 37 people on bus hostage in Rio de Janeiro 20 Aug 2019 - 02:40 pm
Peninsula
Turkey warns Syria 'not to play with fire' after strikes: minister 20 Aug 2019 - 02:30 pm
Turkish military convoy is seen on August 19, 2019 in Syria's northern province of Idlib.  ?zzettin Idilbi - Anadolu
Militants leave key rebel town as Syrian troops push in 20 Aug 2019 - 02:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows Khan Sheikhoun in the southern countryside of Idlib March 16, 2015. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Britain concerned about consular employee missing in China 20 Aug 2019 - 02:08 pm
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China warns on Islamic State revival in Syria 20 Aug 2019 - 02:02 pm
Chinese Special Envoy Xie Xiaoyan and U.N. Special Envoy Geir Pedersen talk to reporters after a meeting at the United nations in Geneva, Switzerland August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Foreign trash 'like treasure' in Indonesia's plastics village 20 Aug 2019 - 12:54 pm
This picture taken on July 22, 2019 shows villagers sifting through plastic waste in the village of Bangun.  / AFP / Juni Kriswanto /
Elton John blasts "relentless" character assassination of Harry and Meghan 20 Aug 2019 - 12:46 pm
Image taken from Elton John's Twitter account.
China cries foul over Facebook, Twitter block of fake accounts 20 Aug 2019 - 12:24 pm
Facebook and Twitter logos are seen on a shop window in Malaga, Spain, June 4, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
Zimbabwe police deploy hundreds in Gweru, MDC challenges another protest ban 20 Aug 2019 - 11:22 am
Riot police officers keep watch outside the Tredgold Building Magistrate court in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, August 19, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
Russia says US missile test 'escalation of military tensions' 20 Aug 2019 - 11:09 am
This US Department of Defense (DOD) handout photo shows on August 18, at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when the Defense Department conducted a flight test of a conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile at San Nicolas Island, California.
Philippines warns of 'unfriendly' greeting for uninvited warships 20 Aug 2019 - 10:56 am
File photo of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
Anti-Assad fighters withdraw from key area of northwest Syria: monitor 20 Aug 2019 - 10:42 am
Smoke billows above buildings during a reported air strike by pro-regime forces near the town of Hish in Syria's Idlib province on August 19, 2019.
Lightning strike caused power cuts in Britain -grid operator 20 Aug 2019 - 10:22 am
Electricity pylons are seen at the National Grid Barking Substation in east London on August 16, 2019. / AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Chinese envoy lashes 'ignorant' Pacific aid critics 20 Aug 2019 - 09:48 am
Peninsula
Over 100 civilians wounded in bombings in eastern Afghanistan 20 Aug 2019 - 09:38 am
Afghan security forces arrive at the side of a blast in Jalalabad, Afghanistan August 19, 2019. REUTERS/Parwiz