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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
Egypt prevents rights lawyer from travelling 26 Jan 2017 - 04:55 pm
Negad El-Borai
Myanmar army sues students over play 26 Jan 2017 - 04:36 pm
A man sits under lanterns and decorations on a street ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Chinatown Yangon, Myanmar January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Wife and son of Saudi cleric Salman Al Ouda die in road accident 26 Jan 2017 - 04:18 pm
Peninsula
Who are Germany's 'Citizens of the Reich'? 26 Jan 2017 - 04:16 pm
Map of the German Reich, (Republic of Weimar/Third Reich) 1919–1937  kgberger / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5
Refugees from Syria's Aleppo seek safety in Jarabulus 26 Jan 2017 - 02:57 pm
Photo: AA.
Trump says US backs Syrian safe zones 26 Jan 2017 - 02:48 pm
Photo: AA.