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Syrian army pounds IS-held district in capital's south 21 Apr 2018 - 04:01 pm
A picture taken early on April 21, 2018 shows explosions appearing in the skyline of a southern district of the Syrian capital Damascus, during regime strikes targeting the Islamic State group in the Palestinian camp of Yarmouk, and neighbouring districts
Moscow slams US for refusing Bolshoi prima ballerina visa 21 Apr 2018 - 03:42 pm
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Russia 'welcomes' North Korea's nuclear declaration 21 Apr 2018 - 03:13 pm
A man walks past a street monitor showing North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in a news report about North Korea's announcement, in Tokyo, Japan, April 21, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
Tunisia reopens consulate in Libyan capital Tripoli 21 Apr 2018 - 01:25 pm
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Iran president criticises violence by morality police 21 Apr 2018 - 01:02 pm
File photo Iranian women wearing hijab walk down a street in the capital Tehran on February 7, 2018. AFP / ATTA KENARE
India seeks death penalty for rape of girls under 12 21 Apr 2018 - 12:59 pm
Indian supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Chaudhary Lal Singh, who resigned from the state cabinet over the Kathua rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl, hold placards during a rally in support of a new probe led by the federal Cen
Rebels begin leaving new area outside Damascus: state media 21 Apr 2018 - 12:44 pm
Members of a Syrian family evacuated from the town of Dumayr, east of the capital Damascus, carry their belongings as they walk away after disembarking from their bus in the city of Azaz in the northern countryside of Aleppo on April 20, 2018. AFP / Samee
Security challenges loom over Buhari's re-election bid 21 Apr 2018 - 12:29 pm
File photo of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari attending a reception at the closing session of the Commonwealth Business Forum at the Guildhall in London, Britain on April 18, 2017. Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
Hamas says man gunned down in Malaysia was important member 21 Apr 2018 - 12:08 pm
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Americans told to toss romaine lettuce over E. coli fears 21 Apr 2018 - 11:46 am
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami ...
Rouhani slams officials' 'vow of silence' in face of protests 21 Apr 2018 - 11:42 am
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends the National Army Day parade in Tehran, Iran, April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS
China navy drills in Pacific as tension with Taiwan rises 21 Apr 2018 - 11:32 am
File photo of China's aircraft carrier with accompanying fleet conducts a drill in the South China Sea. Reuters
Madagascar police fire teargas at opposition protests 21 Apr 2018 - 11:23 am
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Syrian state TV: Rebels set to quit enclave NE of Damascus 21 Apr 2018 - 11:08 am
Destroyed tanks and armoured personnel carriers are pictured on a road in the Eastern Ghouta town of Douma on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on April 20, 2018, during an army-organised media tour. / AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
10 killed in violent protests against Nicaragua's pension reform plan 21 Apr 2018 - 10:19 am
Charred police motorcycles vandalised by demonstrators are seen during a protest over a controversial reform to the pension plans of the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute (INSS) in Managua, Nicaragua April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
China says welcomes North Korea's decision to halt nuclear, missile tests 21 Apr 2018 - 09:48 am
A man walks past a street monitor showing North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in a news report about North Korea's announcement, in Tokyo, Japan, April 21, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
One student wounded in shooting at Florida high school 21 Apr 2018 - 09:28 am
Marion County Police officers walk out Forest High School after a school shooting on April 20, 2018 in Ocala, Florida. It was reported that a former student shot a 17-year-old male student in the ankle The shooter, whose name has not yet been released, is
N. Korea's Kim promises no more nuclear or missile tests 21 Apr 2018 - 08:48 am
A man watches a television news showing a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul on April 21, 2018. AFP / Jung Yeon-je