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Former cricket hero Imran Khan awaits final poll tally to begin coalition building in Pakistan 27 Jul 2018 - 07:47 am
Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), gives a speech as he declares victory in the general election in Islamabad, Pakistan, in this still image from a July 26, 2018 handout video by PTI.
Duterte approves autonomy law for troubled Muslim region 27 Jul 2018 - 07:47 am
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte poses for a selfie while surrounded by supporters and lawmakers after delivering his state of the nation address at Congress in Manila on July 23, 2018. / AFP / Noel Celis
Cuba's Raul Castro hits out at US sanctions on left-wing LatAm countries 27 Jul 2018 - 06:50 am
Cuban former President and first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party, Raul Castro (2-R) and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (2-L) attend the celebrations of the Moncada Barracks assault's 65th anniversary, in Santiago de Cuba, eastern Cuba, on July 2
Erdogan: Turkish embassies in Africa more than tripled 27 Jul 2018 - 06:50 am
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (4th L), his wife Emine Erdogan (6th R), Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak (3rd R) and Turkey's National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar (2nd L) and Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
Ethiopian Nile dam manager found shot dead, crowds call for justice 27 Jul 2018 - 06:50 am
Police officers take security measures after Ethiopian Hidase Dam engineer Simegnew Bekele, who was head engineer of the team constructing the Hidase Dam known as the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD), was found dead in his parked car at the Meskel Sq
Syrian flag raised in Quneitra on Syrian side of Golan Heights 27 Jul 2018 - 05:43 am
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on July 26, 2018 shows Syrian army soldiers carrying the national flag in the village of Hamidiya in the southern province of Quneitra.  AFP /SANA
Israeli cartoonist fired after drawing Netanyahu as pig 26 Jul 2018 - 07:17 pm
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Imran Khan claims victory in Pakistan election 26 Jul 2018 - 05:16 pm
Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), gives a speech as he declares victory in the general election in Islamabad, Pakistan, in this still image from a July 26, 2018 handout video by PTI. (PTI handout/via RE
Cambodian, Indian among 2018 winners of Magsaysay awards 26 Jul 2018 - 01:53 pm
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Blast heard near U.S. Embassy in China in "suspected self-immolation" attempt 26 Jul 2018 - 09:42 am
A police officer is seen near the U.S. embassy in Beijing, China July 26, 2018. REUTERS/ Thomas Peter
Pakistan's Imran Khan edges closer to power, opponents cry foul 26 Jul 2018 - 08:58 am
Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party celebrate along the road during the general election in Karachi, Pakistan July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
UN Palestinian agency to axe 250 jobs after US funding cuts 26 Jul 2018 - 02:35 am
Employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) hold UNRWA officials' photos as they gather in front of the UNRWA's headquarters in Gaza City to protest against the agency's recent decision to scale down its operations -- and
More than 220 dead in IS attacks on southern Syria's Sweida 26 Jul 2018 - 01:28 am
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on July 25, 2018 shows a member of the Syrian security forces walking past a truck damaged in a suicide attack in the southern city of Sweida. A string of suicide attacks in Syria b
Pompeo 'personally' warned Russia not to meddle in US elections 25 Jul 2018 - 10:34 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing titled
Macron under fire over response to security aide scandal 25 Jul 2018 - 10:31 pm
Emmanuel Macron
Greece’s deadly fire: a "blowtorch" no one could stop 25 Jul 2018 - 10:31 pm
Firefighters from Cyprus rest during a wildfire at the village of Kineta, near Athens, on July 25, 2018.  AFP / Valerie Gache
Suit: Store owner disparaged black, Middle Eastern customers 25 Jul 2018 - 10:31 pm
The Tannery (Photo courtesy: Russell Chasse/WBZ-TV)
11-year-old girl catches piranha relative in Oklahoma lake 25 Jul 2018 - 10:31 pm
Howser said pacu have been caught in Oklahoma waters, likely because people buy them as pets and toss them into lakes when they become too large for their aquariums. (Reuters file photo)