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Iraqi bridge is sole link for Mosul residents rebuilding lives 23 Jul 2017 - 10:21 am
Iraqis walk towards the floating bridge between east and west of Mosul, Iraq, July 21, 2017. Picture taken July 21, 2017. (REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily)
Strong aftershocks test nerves on Greek island after quake 23 Jul 2017 - 12:06 am
Workers remove rubble from a quake-damaged mosque in the central square of the Greek Island of Kos, yesterday.
Walesa urges Poles to protect democracy by 'all means' 23 Jul 2017 - 12:06 am
Protesters hold candles and shout slogans as they take part in a demonstration in front of the Polish Parliament.
Syria announces truce in one of rebels' last Damascus bastions 23 Jul 2017 - 12:06 am
Workers clearing rubble from the courtyard of the ancient Great Umayyad Mosque in the old city, yesterday.
East Timor votes for parliament amid huge challenges 22 Jul 2017 - 11:53 pm
Former East Timor president Taur Matan Ruak shows the ballot paper during parliamentary election, in Dili, yesterday.
Musicians to highlight rights violations in Darjeeling 22 Jul 2017 - 11:38 pm
Gorkhaland Movement supporters chanting slogans during the 38th day of an indefinite strike in Darjeeling.
Kerala’s Congress MLA arrested in assault case 22 Jul 2017 - 11:38 pm
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Eight cops thrashed by army personnel in Kashmir 22 Jul 2017 - 11:38 pm
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Philippine Congress extends martial law in south amid siege 22 Jul 2017 - 11:38 pm
Activists are escorted from the Plenary Hall of the House of Representatives.
Oman marks anniversary of Renaissance Day 22 Jul 2017 - 11:12 pm
H M Sultan Qaboos bin Said of the Sultanate of Oman speaking during the celebrations to mark the 47th anniversary of the Blessed Renaissance Day.
Tension mounts over Al Aqsa restrictions 22 Jul 2017 - 11:12 pm
Palestinians pray outside Lions’ Gate, a main entrance to the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, yesterday, in protest against new Israeli security measures implemented at the holy site the previous week.
German runaway girl who joined Islamic State is found in Mosul 22 Jul 2017 - 08:21 pm
The market square of Pulsnitz near Dresden, eastern Germany, is pictured on July 22, 2017. A German 16-year-old girl originating from Pulsnitz and suspected of joining the Islamic State jihadists in Iraq was arrested last week in Mosul, a German judicial
'Hero' T-shirt prompts wave of arrests in Turkey 22 Jul 2017 - 07:10 pm
People wearing t-shirts with bearing the word
Erdogan condemns Israel's 'excessive' use of force in Jerusalem 22 Jul 2017 - 04:46 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the Health in Africa dinner at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey on July 21, 2017. ( Arif Hüdaverdi Yaman - Anadolu Agency )
Russia: 'Safe zone' in Syria's Ghouta demarcated 22 Jul 2017 - 03:49 pm
Syrian rebel fighters from the Faylaq al-Rahman brigade carry their homemade 12.7mm sniper rifle in Ain Tarma, in the eastern Ghouta area, a rebel stronghold east of the capital Damascus, on July 20, 2017. (AFP / ABDULMONAM EASSA)
16 Afghan policemen killed in US strike 22 Jul 2017 - 02:09 pm
Afghan security personnel sit on atop an armoured vehicles amid an ongoing battle with Taliban militants in the Gereshk district of Helmand province on July 22, 2017. (AFP / NOOR MOHAMMAD)
Indonesian President orders officers to shoot drug traffickers 22 Jul 2017 - 12:35 pm
: Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo  (file photo / Reuters)
Senate opens debate on Poland court bill 22 Jul 2017 - 02:12 am
People raise candles and hold a Polish flag  during a protest in front of the Presidential Palace, in Warsaw, yesterday.