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Scores injured in grenade blast at Ethiopian PM's rally 23 Jun 2018 - 02:06 pm
Ethiopians attend a rally in support of the new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 23, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Syrian army gains ground in rebel south: monitor 23 Jun 2018 - 01:49 pm
A picture taken on June 21, 2018 shows smoke plumes rising from Syrian regime bombardment on the town of Al-Mulayhah al-Sharqiyah in the eastern Daraa province countryside. AFP / Mohamad ABAZEED
Anti-trafficking campaigners abducted and raped in India 23 Jun 2018 - 01:42 pm
View of the site where five anti-trafficking women activists from an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) were abducted at gunpoint at Chochang village in Khunti district, some 90 kms south of Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand State on June 22, 2018. AFP
Blast at Ethiopian PM's rally sparks panic 23 Jun 2018 - 11:52 am
FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia's newly elected prime minister Abiy Ahmed attends a rally during his visit to Ambo in the Oromiya region, Ethiopia April 11, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
Cambodia strongman delights as orangutans dance and kickbox 23 Jun 2018 - 11:45 am
Two orangutans perform kickboxing before Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (not in picture) while zoo personnel looks on during the inauguration of Phnom Penh Safari on June 23, 2018. AFP / TANG CHHIN Sothy
Ten days after Trump-Kim summit hard work yet to begin 23 Jun 2018 - 10:48 am
File photo from the US North Korea summit in Singapore. Reuters
Blast at Addis Ababa rally for new Ethiopian prime minister - Reuters witness 23 Jun 2018 - 10:11 am
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French teen who accidentally crossed Canada-US border held for 2 weeks: report 23 Jun 2018 - 10:07 am
File photo of a sign giving directions to Canada and the United States border February 16, 2017, used for representation purposes only. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
S. Korea ex-PM and spy agency founder dies at 92 23 Jun 2018 - 09:45 am
File photo of a North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Brexit leaves ferry to Ireland in uncertain waters 23 Jun 2018 - 09:39 am
A general view shows an area near the Northern Ireland and Ireland border in Newbuildings, Northern Ireland August 16, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Split families in limbo amid Trump immigration chaos 23 Jun 2018 - 09:03 am
People participate in a protest against recent U.S. immigration policy of separating children from their families when they enter the United States as undocumented immigrants, in front of a Homeland Security facility in Elizabeth, NJ, U.S., June 17, 2018.
Vietnam busts $26 mn online betting ring: state media 23 Jun 2018 - 08:24 am
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Israeli army injures Anadolu Agency’s photojournalist 22 Jun 2018 - 09:17 pm
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Survivors report 220 migrants drowned off Libya in recent days: UNHCR 22 Jun 2018 - 06:33 am
Migrants wait to be transported to a detention center, at the coast of Tajoura, east of Tripoli, Libya June 20, 2018. Reuters/Hani Amara
China to build railway into Nepal 22 Jun 2018 - 06:33 am
Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli (center R) reviews a military honour guard with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 21, 2018. AFP / Greg Baker
US military may house immigrant children as Trump policy beset by confusion 22 Jun 2018 - 06:33 am
A vandalized 1-800-GOT-JUNK billboard shows a message in in protest with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and their participation in separating children from their parents trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico on June 21, 2018 in Emeryville, C
Hungary adopts law penalising migrant aid groups 22 Jun 2018 - 06:33 am
(L-R) Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Slovakia's Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki shake hands during a press conference at a meeting
Merkel pledges $100 million loan for troubled Jordan 22 Jun 2018 - 05:45 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) speaks during a press conference with Jordan's King Abdullah II at the Royal Palace in the Jordanian capital Amman on June 21, 2018. AFP / Khalil Mazraawi