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Scores dead after cyclone hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe 17 Mar 2019 - 03:39 pm
A Departures electronic panel indicating that all flights are cancelled is seen on March 14, 2019 at the Maputo International Airport in Mozambique. Mozambique suspended all domestic flights as it is hit by the largest cyclone in decade.   AFP / EMIDIO JO
Thousands believed still inside last IS pocket: Syria force 17 Mar 2019 - 03:21 pm
US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters celebrate after fighting Islamic State (IS) group jihadists near the village of Baghouz in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, on March 15, 2019. AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE
Ethiopians hold mass funeral ceremony for crash victims 17 Mar 2019 - 03:09 pm
Mourners of victims of the crashed accident of Ethiopian Airlines react during the mass funeral at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 17, 2019. / AFP / Michael TEWELDE
After massacre, New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern shows resolve, empathy 17 Mar 2019 - 12:00 pm
Jacinda Ardern meets representatives of the Muslim community at Canterbury refugee centre in Christchurch, March 16, 2019. New Zealand Prime Minister's Office/ Reuters.
France cleans up Champs-Elysees after yellow vest rioting 17 Mar 2019 - 11:09 am
Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) protesters setup a barricade with fire on the Champs-Elysees during the 18th consecutive Saturday national protest (Act XVIII demonstration) in Paris, France on March 16, 2019. Mustafa Yalç?n - Anadolu
Russia still paying price for Crimea five years after annexation 17 Mar 2019 - 10:55 am
FILE PHOTO: People take part in celebrations of the fifth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea in Simferopol, Crimea March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak
Nicarguan police target political opponents with tear gas for attempted protest 17 Mar 2019 - 10:48 am
Riot police are pictured during a protest against the government of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega in Managua, Nicaragua March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
At Ethiopia flight memorial, white roses mark passing of lives 17 Mar 2019 - 10:40 am
Relatives of Ethiopia Airlines victims, who lost their lives in the crash, place flowers at the crash site of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 16, 2019. Minasse Wondimu Hailu - Anadolu
'Horror & anger' in Christchurch hospital as medics battle to save lives 17 Mar 2019 - 10:18 am
Visitors leave the hospital in Christchurch on March 17, 2019, two days after a shooting incident at two mosques in the city. / AFP / Anthony WALLACE
Bombing aboard train kills 3 in southwest Pakistan 17 Mar 2019 - 10:00 am
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Tensions rise over burials of New Zealand shooting victims 17 Mar 2019 - 09:32 am
Workers dig grave sites at a cemetery in Christchurch on March 17, 2019 two days after a shooting incident at two mosques in the city. / AFP / Marty MELVILLE
Husband of slain woman says forgives NZ mosque gunman 17 Mar 2019 - 09:21 am
Farid Ahmad says he forgives the gunman who slaughtered his wife as he rampaged through two New Zealand mosques. AFP
Ukraine ready to take on Russian election hackers 17 Mar 2019 - 09:04 am
(L-R) Ukraine's Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, head of the Central Election Commission Tetiana Slipachuk, Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko and State Security Service (SBU) chief Vasily Gritsak attend a news briefing on security measures during the upcom
Thailand's early voting kicks off with crowds, long lines 17 Mar 2019 - 08:52 am
People cast their ballots during early voting in Bangkok on March 17, 2019, ahead of the March 24 general election.  / AFP / Jewel SAMAD
May warns of long Brexit delay if MPs do not back her deal 17 Mar 2019 - 08:46 am
File photo of British Prime Minister Theresa May walks outside Downing Street, as she faces a vote on Brexit, in London, Britain March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Facebook says it removed 1.5 mln videos of the New Zealand mosque attack 17 Mar 2019 - 08:42 am
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At least 50 killed by flash floods in Indonesia's Papua 17 Mar 2019 - 08:35 am
This handout picture taken and released by Indonesia's Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB), the accident mitigation agency, on March 17, 2019 shows local residents gather at a temporary shelter in Sentani, near the provincial capital of Jayapura,
Student pilot, takeaway owner, child among victims of NZ shootings 17 Mar 2019 - 08:16 am
A woman from Afghanistan reacts near Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 17, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva