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Fire in old part of Bangladesh's capital kills at least 69 21 Feb 2019 - 07:48 am
Firefighters are seen at the scene of a fire in Dhaka on February 21, 2019. AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
The five candidates running in Senegal's presidential election 20 Feb 2019 - 11:46 pm
A supporter runs holding an election poster of the Party of Unity and Assembly (PUR) candidate Issa Sall during his campaign in Dahra Djoloff, Louga region, Senegal February 18, 2019.  Reuters/Sylvain Cherkaoui

 
Palestinian president rejects tax money from Israel 20 Feb 2019 - 10:31 pm
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting with Palestinian leaders at the Muqata, the Palestinian Authority headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on February 20, 2019. AFP / Abbas Momani
Turkey no longer able to face new refugee flow: Erdogan 20 Feb 2019 - 10:31 pm
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) kisses an elderly's hand during the
Israel to build 4,461 new settler homes in Jerusalem 20 Feb 2019 - 10:30 pm
A Palestinian man, salvages some of his belongings from his house that was demolished by Israeli troops in the Arab east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Hanina on February 20, 2019, on the grounds that it was built without a construction permit.  AFP / Ah
India will not be cowed in internet consultations: tech minister 20 Feb 2019 - 07:59 pm
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Myanmar must ensure safety of returning Rohingya: UK 20 Feb 2019 - 07:59 pm
In this file photo taken on November 26, 2017, Rohingya Muslim refugees walk down a hillside in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. AFP/Ed Jones
Egypt executes nine over public prosecutor's killing 20 Feb 2019 - 07:59 pm
Family of those convicted and executed for the killing of public prosecuter Hisham Barakat gather at Zynhom morgue in Cairo, Egypt as they wait for the bodies to be released February 20, 2019. Reuters/Amina Ismail
Israel says strikes Hamas post over arson balloons from Gaza 20 Feb 2019 - 07:59 pm
Palestinians burn torches and tires during the
Number of US hate groups hits all-time high, watchdog says 20 Feb 2019 - 07:19 pm
White supremacists clash with counter protesters during a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, US, August 12, 2017. Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Canada PM meets legislators for first time since ethics allegations 20 Feb 2019 - 07:08 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Question Period in the interim House of Commons in the West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 19, 2019. Reuters/Chris Wattie
Portugal nurse protest leader goes on hunger strike 20 Feb 2019 - 07:07 pm
A nurse prepares a H1N1 flu vaccine shot at a hospital in Budapest, Hungary, November 20, 2009. Reuters/Karoly Arvai
Brazil's Bolsonaro aims to save $270 bln on pensions in a decade 20 Feb 2019 - 07:07 pm
Opposition members of the Brazilian congress stage a protest at the National Congress in Brasilia while Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro arrives to hand over a draft of a pension reform bill on February 20, 2019.  AFP / Sergio Lima
French Senate demands probe into Macron aides over bodyguard scandal 20 Feb 2019 - 06:08 pm
Senate Law Commission rapporteurs Jean-Pierre Sueur (L), Muriel Jourda (R) and President of France's Senate Law Commission Philippe Bas (C), release on February 20, 2019 at the Senate in Paris, the results of an inquiry in the case of former top president
India suspends key bus service to Pakistani part of Kashmir 20 Feb 2019 - 04:48 pm
A Pakistani Kashmiri walks past a bus doing the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar Bus Service parked on a street, in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan's controlled Kashmir on February 19, 2019 following a shut down of the bus service connecting the cities. AFP /
Putin says Russia will target US if it puts missiles in Europe 20 Feb 2019 - 04:15 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Federal Assembly, including the State Duma parliamentarians, members of the Federation Council, regional governors and other high-ranking officials, in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2019. Mikhail Klimentyev
Pakistan inmate killed in Indian jail amid bombing tensions 20 Feb 2019 - 02:54 pm
A dummy radar station is pictured before being bombarded by Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter aircraft (not pictured) during 'Vayu Shakti' exercise at Pokharan, in Rajasthan. India and Pakistan's troubled ties risked taking a dangerous new turn on February 1
Microsoft detects hacking targeting Europe democracy groups 20 Feb 2019 - 02:35 pm
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