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Jordan’s King Abdullah to visit US from Monday 27 Jan 2017 - 12:28 pm
“HM King Abdullah II will start a working visit to U.S. on Monday during which he will meet w/new administration & Congress,” the Jordanian embassy in Washington said on Twitter.
South Korean, US Marines tussle in snow in what North brands “madcap” drill 27 Jan 2017 - 11:20 am
South Korean and U.S. Marines demonstrate their martial arts skills in a winter military drill in Pyeongchang, South Korea, January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
US anti-abortion activists seek to make gains under Trump 27 Jan 2017 - 11:02 am
FILE PHOTO: Anti-abortion demonstrators march past the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on January 22, 2016 (AFP / Nicholas Kamm)
California student forced to pee in bucket gets $1.25 mn 27 Jan 2017 - 10:53 am
GRAPHICAL PURPOSE IMAGE: Signs hanging outside bathrooms at Toast Paninoteca in Durham, North Carolina, May 9. 2016  (AFP Getty Images / North America / Sara D Davis)
TransCanada submits US application to build Keystone pipeline 27 Jan 2017 - 10:42 am
FILE PHOTO: Deer gather at a depot used to store pipes for Transcanada Corp's planned Keystone XL oil pipeline in Gascoyne, North Dakota, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester
Ex-Montreal mayor convicted in corruption trial 27 Jan 2017 - 10:36 am
Michael Applebaum (L) smiles with his wife Merle (R) following his swearing-in ceremony to become Montreal's interim mayor in Montreal, Quebec, November 19, 2012. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
US-Mexico crisis deepens as Trump aide floats border tax idea 27 Jan 2017 - 09:59 am
A general view shows a newly built section of the US Mexico border wall at Sunland Park, US, opposite the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, November 9, 2016 (REUTERS / Jose Luis Gonzalez)
Death toll in Kashmir avalanches climbs to 19 27 Jan 2017 - 09:52 am
A Kashmiri farmer rows his boat on the Dal Lake during a heavy snowfall in Srinagar on January 25, 2017. Avalanches killed many people in Indian-administered Kashmir on January 25, 2017. AFP / Tauseef Mustafa
Turnbull no to National Day date-change 26 Jan 2017 - 10:20 pm
Aboriginal protesters hold signs as they demonstrate outside the Victorian State Parliament on Australia Day, in Melbourne, yesterday.
Hong Kong leadership favourite testifies in corruption trial 26 Jan 2017 - 10:20 pm
Hong Kong's former deputy leader Carrie Lam arrives at the High Court in Hong Kong, yesterday.
South Korea to keep Japan's statue 26 Jan 2017 - 10:18 pm
A 14th century Buddhist statue stolen by South Korean thieves from the Kannon Temple in Tsushima, Japan, in 2012.
Duterte to punish cops behind Korean's murder 26 Jan 2017 - 10:14 pm
Philippine Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa shows photos to Marissa Morquicho, the househelp of Jee, as they appear at a Senate hearing into Jee's death, in Manila, yesterday.
Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi returns from two-year exile 26 Jan 2017 - 06:44 pm
This file photo taken on January 26, 2010 shows Sudanese opposition leader and ex-prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi speaking during a press conference in Khartoum. Mahdi returned to the country on January 26, 2017, more than two years after he fled abroad, hi
Symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight 26 Jan 2017 - 06:26 pm
This file photo taken on February 26, 2002 shows the Bulletin of Atomic Scientist's
India, UAE give boost to anti-terror cooperation 26 Jan 2017 - 06:08 pm
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (C) with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (L) before a ceremonial reception at the Indian President's house in New Delhi on January 25,
Army major shot dead in eastern Burundi 26 Jan 2017 - 05:18 pm
Col. Gaspard Baratuza, Burundian army spokesman
Harsh winter kills 27 children in Afghanistan in 1 week 26 Jan 2017 - 05:10 pm
An Afghan man caries gas cylinder on his shoulder on the snowy day on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan January 24, 2017. REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani
China eyes stabilising role in call with Germany’s Merkel 26 Jan 2017 - 04:55 pm
China's Premier Li Keqiang visits a flower market in Kunming, Yunnan province, China January 24, 2017. China Daily via REUTERS