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Koreas open first liaison office for better communication in North 14 Sep 2018 - 11:47 pm
South and North Korean officials attend an opening ceremony of a joint liaison office in Kaesong, North Korea, on September 14, 2018. AFP
Dutch ousted Russians for alleged spying attempt to hack Swiss government lab 14 Sep 2018 - 11:47 pm
A sign warning of CCTV area controlled is seen next to the Spiez Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute for NBC-Protection (nuclear, biological, chemical), on September 14, 2018 in Spiez, 40km from the capital Bern as Swiss newspapers reported that two Russi
Professor's stand in Rome 14 Sep 2018 - 11:47 pm
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Everyone wants answers: Massachusetts feds hunt for gas blast cause 14 Sep 2018 - 11:47 pm
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire caused by over pressurized gas lines on September 13, 2018 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Dozens of fires broke out in Lawrence, North Andover and Andover because of the gas lines. Scott Eisen/Getty Images/AFP
Ferocious Typhoon Mangkhut slams into northeastern Philippines 14 Sep 2018 - 10:53 pm
People are seen inside an evacuation centre in preparation for typhoon Mangkhut in Cagayan, Philippines, in this September 13, 2018 photo by LGU Gonzaga Cagayan from social media. via Reuters
Defying dangers, Idlib residents protest Syria's Assad 14 Sep 2018 - 10:11 pm
US-backed forces are pictured near the village of Susah in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, near the Syrian border with Iraq on September 13, 2018. AFP / Delil souleiman
Who is chief architect of Vijay Mallya's escape, Congress asks Modi 14 Sep 2018 - 10:11 pm
Activists and supporters of the Indian Youth Congress wear masks bearing images of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (L), businessman Vijay Mallya and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) as they protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly allo
EU envoy says "engagement" with China is the way to solve Xinjiang issue 14 Sep 2018 - 10:11 pm
Protestors hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest against what they say is the Chinese government for detaining thousands of Uighur minority Muslims, at a street in Mumbai, India, September 14, 2018. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
Pakistan’s former First Lady laid to rest 14 Sep 2018 - 10:11 pm
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was temporarily released from prison, arrives to attend funeral services for his wife, Kulsoom, in Lahore, Pakistan September 14, 2018. Reuters/Mohsin Raza
Pakistan's Khan vows to strengthen ties with Turkey 14 Sep 2018 - 10:11 pm
Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) meets Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (R) in Islamabad, Pakistan on September 14, 2018. (Cem Özdel - Anadolu Agency)
Manafort pleads guilty, will cooperate with special counsel 14 Sep 2018 - 09:19 pm
A protester holds a sign outside the US Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, on the fourth day in fraud case against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort on August 21, 2018. AFP / Jim Watson
Kavanaugh denies sexual-misconduct claim, keeps White House support 14 Sep 2018 - 09:19 pm
US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh speaks on the second day of his confirmation hearing in front of the US Senate in Washington DC  on September 5, 2018.  AFP / Saul Loeb
Hurricane Florence hits Carolinas, governor warns 'it's going to get worse' 14 Sep 2018 - 08:23 pm
A car is destroyed from falling bricks as Hurricane Florence passes over Wilmington, North Carolina on September 14, 2018. AFP / Andrew Caballero-Reynolds
Philippines braces for 'very destructive' typhoon 14 Sep 2018 - 08:10 pm
A farmer gathers his herd of cows to a safe place as Super Typhoon Mangkhut approaches the city of Tuguegarao, Cagayan province, north of Manila on September 14, 2018.  AFP / Ted Aljibe
Hundreds rescued in North Carolina city as waters rose 14 Sep 2018 - 07:54 pm
A father and daughter learn that friends were injured in a house that a tree fell on during landfall of Hurricane Florence, in Wilmington, North Carolina on September 14, 2018.  AFP / Andrew Caballero-Reynolds
Monster Typhoon Mangkhut barrels closer to north Philippines, China 14 Sep 2018 - 07:45 pm
Motorists speed past a deserted street and shopping mall as Typhoon Mangkhut approaches the city of Tuguegarao, Cagayan province, north of Manila on September 14, 2018.  AFP / Ted Aljibe
Zimbabwe cholera deaths rise to 25 as WHO steps up response 14 Sep 2018 - 03:28 am
A nurse takes care of cholera patients during an action, organised by Zimbabwe Minister of Health, at the cholera treatment centre of the Beatrice Infectious Diseases Hospital, in Harare, on September 11, 2018.  AFP / Jekesai Njikizana
Typhoon Mangkhut: Over 4 million live in risk areas as Philippines starts massive evacuations 13 Sep 2018 - 10:47 pm
Rescuers ready their gear before Super Typhoon Mangkhut hits the main island of Luzon, in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, in Philippines, September 13, 2018. Reuters/Erik De Castro