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Nicaragua frees dozens from jail as peace talks begin 27 Feb 2019 - 08:39 pm
Relatives react after a bus transporting opposition supporters, considered political prisoners, left La Modelo prison hours before government and opposition leaders were due to restart talks, in Managua, Nicaragua, February 27, 2019. Reuters
Convicted Cardinal - Pell's name scraped from his Australian hometown 27 Feb 2019 - 08:39 pm
Cardinal George Pell (C) makes his way to the court in Melbourne on February 27, 2019. AFP / Con Chronis
MPs back May's new Brexit strategy as EU warns of delay conditions 27 Feb 2019 - 08:39 pm
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Five courses -- and that's not even Trump's main meal of the day 27 Feb 2019 - 06:21 pm
Vietnamese policemen guard the area near the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi on February 27, 2019, ahead of the second US-North Korea summit. AFP / Ye Aung Thu
Austria changes tack over Good Friday holiday 27 Feb 2019 - 06:21 pm
However, that decision met with almost universal irritation and on Tuesday the government said in a statement that from now on those who wanted the day off would have to ask for it as a
'Resurrection' pastor sparks South Africa Twitter craze 27 Feb 2019 - 06:21 pm
A video of Alleluia Ministries International pastor Alph Lukau
May says Brexit still on course as chances of delay rise 27 Feb 2019 - 06:21 pm
A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (front row 3L) reacting as she sits with members of her Cabinet during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) session in the House of Commons on February 2
Nigerian leader appeals for unity as challenger rejects vote 27 Feb 2019 - 06:21 pm
A group of girls leave their school during a rally by All Progressives Congress (APC) party supporters celebrating the re-election of the incumbent president and the leader of APC, in Kano on February 27, 2019.  AFP / Luis Tato
Germany struggles to quash Nazi war payment suspicions 27 Feb 2019 - 06:21 pm
Russian T-14 tanks with the Armata Universal Combat Platforms drive along Red Square during a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade, marking the 71st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2016. Reu
Macron, Merkel hold talks on Brexit and other EU issues 27 Feb 2019 - 06:14 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) poses next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she arrives for a meeting at the Elysee Palace on Febuary 27, 2019, in Paris. / AFP / Ludovic MARIN
Egypt railcar crash, fire at central Cairo station kills 25 27 Feb 2019 - 05:53 pm
Firefighters and onlookers gather at the scene of a fiery train crash at the Egyptian capital Cairo's main railway station on February 27, 2019.  AFP / STRINGER
Bahrain's Gulf Air delaying, cancelling flights; reports claim pilot shortage 27 Feb 2019 - 04:11 pm
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Sri Lanka frees Indian 'spy' linked to alleged plot 27 Feb 2019 - 04:06 pm
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Indonesia president's campaign chief warns on fake news, undecided voters 27 Feb 2019 - 03:51 pm
Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, a former military general, delivers a campaign speech in Mojokerto, West Java province on February 24, 2019.  AFP / Juni Kriswanto
Fire erupts at Cairo’s main train station 27 Feb 2019 - 03:45 pm
Fire fighters and onlookers gather at the scene of a fiery train crash at the Egyptian capital Cairo's main railway station on February 27, 2019.  AFP / STRINGER
Venezuela calls for Trump-Maduro talks 27 Feb 2019 - 03:27 pm
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Some 40,000 civilians have left last Islamic State bastion 27 Feb 2019 - 03:19 pm
A fighter with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard as people queue at a scanning area for those who are evacuated from the Islamic State (IS) group's embattled holdout of Baghouz, during an operation to expel IS jihadists from the ar
Cohen accuses Trump over WikiLeaks, Moscow project, hush payments 27 Feb 2019 - 03:02 pm
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on February 26, 2019 shows Michael Cohen (L), former personal lawyer for US President Donald Trump, leaving federal court on August 21, 2018, in New York and US President Donald Trump (R) arriving to deliver re