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Erdogan says to freeze assets of 'US justice, interior ministers' 04 Aug 2018 - 03:09 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a meeting of his ruling AK Party in Ankara, Turkey August 4, 2018. (Murat Kula/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS)
North Korea criticises 'alarming' US behaviour 04 Aug 2018 - 02:22 pm
North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho attends the Asean Regional Forum Retreat Session in Singapore August 4, 2018. (REUTERS/Edgar Su)
Zimbabwe opposition in court over post-vote violence 04 Aug 2018 - 12:42 pm
Supporters of the newly reelected Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, celebrate in Mbare, a district of the Zimbabwe's capital Harare on August 3, 2018. / AFP / Luis TATO
Russian helicopter crash in northern Siberia kills 18: ministry 04 Aug 2018 - 11:36 am
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Pompeo "optimistic" about ending N.Korea's nuclear programme 04 Aug 2018 - 10:05 am
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho (R) smile as Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano (behind) looks on, as they arrive for a group photo at the ASEAN Regional Forum Retreat during the 51st Assoc
Ex-Guatemala president, arrested over graft, leaves detention 04 Aug 2018 - 09:55 am
File photo of former Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom looks on during a court hearing after being detained as part of a local corruption investigation, in Guatemala City, Guatemala February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria.
At least 11 workers dead in India quarry blast 04 Aug 2018 - 09:39 am
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Britain failing forced marriage victims by granting visas to abusers 02 Aug 2018 - 10:32 pm
The Times newspaper said on Thursday that visas were granted in almost half of 88 cases last year where victims, officials or third parties had raised fears of forced marriage. (Reuters file photo)
Nigeria's Ruling APC bleeds as key figures abandon Buhari 02 Aug 2018 - 09:12 pm
In this file photo taken on May 29, 2015 Senator Bukola Saraki, reacts in Abuja. AFP / Pius Utomi Ekpei
Egypt trying to broker broad Israel-Hamas truce, Hamas says 02 Aug 2018 - 09:09 pm
Egyptian Intelligence services head Khaled Fawzi laugh with Hamas leader Izzat al-Rishq and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the presence of Azzam al-Ahmad and Rawhi Fattouh of Fatah (AFP / Khaled Desouki)
Zimbabwe renewal hopes dashed as vote dispute sparks mayhem 02 Aug 2018 - 09:09 pm
Supporters of Zimbabwe's MDC party demonstrate outside ZANU PF headquarters in Harare on August 1, 2018, as protests erupted over alleged fraud in the country's election. AFP / Marco Longari
Indian state's controversial citizens' list unites Modi critics 02 Aug 2018 - 08:53 pm
 People wait to check their names on the draft list at the National Register of Citizens (NRC) centre at a village in Nagaon district, Assam state, India, July 30, 2018. Reuters
Nationwide student protests enter fifth day in Bangladesh 02 Aug 2018 - 08:38 pm
 Bangladeshi students block a road during a student protest in Dhaka on August 2, 2018, following the deaths of two college students in a road accident on July 30.  AFP / Munir Uz Zaman
Indian minister defends citizenship test, citing Muslim growth 02 Aug 2018 - 08:38 pm
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) activists shout slogans in support of the publication of the first complete draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and against what they say is illegal immigration of people from Bangladesh during a rally in Kolkata o
Grey is the new black: Turkmen autocrat ditches the dye 02 Aug 2018 - 08:17 pm
In recent months he has performed a patriotic rap on state TV along with his grandson and released a biography of his mother, which has been acclaimed by local critics.
Not just any old iron: Russian rail thief nabs 275 tonnes of track 02 Aug 2018 - 08:16 pm
This March 24, 2017 picture of a worker fixing a railway track in Ahmedabad, India, used here for representaion. Reuters/Amit Dave
Trump team wants to roll back Obama-era mileage standards 02 Aug 2018 - 07:27 pm
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Zimbabwe’s capital on edge as account of violent protests unfolds 02 Aug 2018 - 07:13 pm
Police stand guard during a raid on the headquarters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) a day after post-election clashes between security forces and opposition protesters in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 2, 2018. Reuters/Mike Hutchings