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Morocco’s Agadir shaken by 4.5-magnitude earthquake 21 Feb 2017 - 10:49 am
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Turkish aid agency builds playground in Colombia 21 Feb 2017 - 10:47 am
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60,000 troops taking part in anti-IS ops in W. Mosul 21 Feb 2017 - 10:38 am
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Trump names new security adviser 21 Feb 2017 - 10:06 am
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with his new National Security Adviser Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster after making the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida U.S. February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque.
Nepal to hold first local elections in 20 years 21 Feb 2017 - 10:03 am
FILE PHOTO: Nepal's newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, waves towards the media after he was elected Nepal's 24th prime minister in 26 years, in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2016. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo RE
Five die as light plane crashes into mall in Australia 21 Feb 2017 - 09:43 am
This handout photo released by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) media shows firemen putting out a blaze from a light aircraft which exploded as it smashed into a shopping centre near Melbourne on February 21, 2017. AFP / METROPOLITAN FIRE BRIGADE MEDIA
When Brazil ran 'concentration camps' during droughts 21 Feb 2017 - 08:37 am
Natan Cabral, 5, stands on the cracked ground of the Boqueirao reservoir in the Metropolitan Region of Campina Grande, Paraiba state, Brazil, February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
UAE to build Russian warplane as Iran stokes Mideast tensions 20 Feb 2017 - 09:15 pm
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (C) stands next to Patrice Caine (L), CEO of French multinational company Thales, in a showroom during the opening of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in the Emirati c
South Sudan suffering 'man-made' famine 20 Feb 2017 - 08:53 pm
This file photo taken on October 11, 2016 shows a mother breastfeeding her child who suffers acute malnutrition at the clinic run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Aweil, northern Bahr al-Ghazal, South Sudan. South Sudan's government said on February 20
'Spiderman' thief gets eight years for $100m Paris art heist 20 Feb 2017 - 08:48 pm
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Russia's ambassador to United Nations dies in NYC at 64 20 Feb 2017 - 08:48 pm
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Drought insurance helps some Kenyan herders, others wait for aid 20 Feb 2017 - 08:34 pm
This image is used for graphical purpose only. Goats are driven to the Kiamaiko market on March 26, 2016 (Photo courtesy: Jack Owuor / the-star.co.ke)
Nepal to hold first local elections in 20 years: minister 20 Feb 2017 - 08:16 pm
 Newly elected Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, (L) greets outgoing Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (R) upon their arrival during the administers of oath of office to the newly-elected Prime Minister at the pres
Gabon's forest elephants slain for ivory at alarming rate 20 Feb 2017 - 08:00 pm
Ivory tusks are displayed after the official start of the destruction of confiscated ivory in Hong Kong, May 15, 2014 (Reuters)
Algeria says Merkel trip off, Bouteflika 'temporarily unavailable' 20 Feb 2017 - 07:58 pm
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First Tajikistan-Uzbekistan flight in 25 years cancelled 20 Feb 2017 - 07:15 pm
Tajikistan’s Somon Air said Tashkent airport had notified it on Monday that the airline was not allowed to make the flight, without giving a reason. (Photo courtesy: news.tj)
After seven years of bailouts, Greeks sink yet deeper in poverty 20 Feb 2017 - 06:41 pm
A butcher waits for clients inside the main meat market of Athens, Greece, February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Turkey puts 47 on trial for 'coup plot to kill Erdogan' 20 Feb 2017 - 06:41 pm
Turkish soldiers accused of attempting to assassinate President Tayyip Erdogan on the night of the failed last year's July 15 coup, are escorted by gendarmes as they arrive for the first hearing of the trial in Mugla, Turkey, February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Ke