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India's marathon election reaches next-to-last phase 12 May 2019 - 07:07 pm
Women stand in a queue to cast their vote at a polling station in village Bhudi in the northern state of Haryana, India, May 12, 2019. (REUTERS/Ajay Verma)
147 illegal immigrants rescued off the coast of Libya 12 May 2019 - 03:51 pm
Migrants, who were rescued after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Tunisian Coast after they had left Libya, are seen inside a local Red Cresent chapter in Zarzis, Tunisia May 11, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubei Souissi
Egypt sentences two to death over church attack 12 May 2019 - 03:43 pm
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New talks on Sudan civil rule Monday: protest movement 12 May 2019 - 03:32 pm
Sudanese protesters wave national flags at the sit-in outside the army headquarters in Khartoum on May 9, 2019. / AFP / Mohamed el-Shahed
Syria says insurgent shelling kills 6 civilians in northwest 12 May 2019 - 03:13 pm
A member of the Syrian Civil Defence (White Helmets) inspect the rubble following shelling by Syrian regime forces and their allies on a the village of Maarit Sin in the countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province on May 11, 2019. / AFP / OMAR HAJ KADOUR
Presidential elections begin in Lithuania 12 May 2019 - 02:52 pm
A voter casts her ballot during the first round of the presidential election at a polling station in Vilnius on May 12, 2019.   AFP / Petras Malukas
Iran says US aircraft carrier 'psychological war' 12 May 2019 - 02:45 pm
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln transits the Suez Canal in Egypt, May 9, 2019. Picture was taken May 9, 2019. Dan Snow/U.S. Navy
Money, guns and brides fuel South Sudan's cattle wars 12 May 2019 - 12:38 pm
A man carrying a gun walks past cattle at Kirgui village in Udier, on March 9, 2019. AFP/Simon Maina
Separatists seek majority as New Caledonia votes 12 May 2019 - 11:32 am
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Pakistan PM slams hotel attack as bid to damage economy 12 May 2019 - 11:07 am
This picture taken on March 8, 2019 shows a general view of the five-star Pearl Continental hotel located on a hill in the southwestern Pakistani city of Gwadar, where gunmen stormed the building. AFP / BANARAS KHAN
Croatian unions say they have enough support for referendum on retirement age 12 May 2019 - 10:57 am
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UN chief says world 'not on track' with climate change 12 May 2019 - 10:44 am
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres takes part in a joint press conference with New Zealand's prime minister during his visit to Government House in Auckland on May 12, 2019. / AFP / DAVID ROWLAND
Myanmar pilot safely lands plane on its nose after landing gear failure 12 May 2019 - 10:16 am
A general view shows a Myanmar National Airlines passenger plane after an emergency landing at Mandalay international airport on May 12, 2019. AFP / STR
Sri Lanka Catholics hold first Sunday mass after Easter attacks 12 May 2019 - 10:03 am
Sri Lankan Catholic devotees pray during a mass at the St. Theresa's church as the Catholic churches hold services again after the Easter attacks in Colombo on May 12, 2019. / AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
Italy explains refusal to recognize Venezuela's Guaido 11 May 2019 - 09:13 pm
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte arrives for the informal meeting of European Union leaders in Sibiu, Romania, May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
Pentagon eyes longer-term support on U.S.-Mexico border 11 May 2019 - 08:01 pm
US Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan speaks to the press prior to welcoming Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on May 10, 2019. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM
Protests reported as millions without power, one week after India cyclone 11 May 2019 - 07:44 pm
A police officer rests as he sits on a damaged wall following Cyclone Fani in Puri, in the eastern state of Odisha, India, May 5, 2019. (REUTERS/Jatindra Dash)
ANC keeps power in South Africa but scandals cost it votes 11 May 2019 - 06:09 pm
A supporter holds a placard with the face of President of South Africa's governing African National Congress Cyril Ramaphosa, during the party's final rally at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 5, 2019. (REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Pho