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US commission demands India act after religious riots that killed 27 26 Feb 2020 - 11:34 pm
Mohammad Zubair, 37, who is Muslim and was injured after being beaten by a group of men chanting pro-Hindu slogans during protests sparked by a new citizenship law, sits inside his relative's house in New Delhi, India, February 26, 2020.  Reuters/Danish S
Human rights lawyers baton-charged by Delhi police 26 Feb 2020 - 11:34 pm
A woman walks inside a partially damaged mosque after it was set on fire by a mob in a riot affected area after clashes erupted between people demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law in New Delhi, India, February 26, 2020. Reuters/Rupak De Cho
Georgia reports first coronavirus case in the country 26 Feb 2020 - 11:34 pm
A woman holds a candle in Svetitshoveli Cathedral, an Orthodox Christian cathedral located in the historic town of Mtskheta, in Tbilisi, Georgia on February 19, 2020. (Özkan Bilgin / Anadolu Agency)
Which countries are affected by coronavirus in Europe? 26 Feb 2020 - 11:34 pm
A man wearing mask stands outside the San Siro stadium after Serie A match was cancelled due to  the coronavirus outbreak in Lombardy and Veneto in Milan, Italy, February 23, 2020. Reuters / Daniele Mascolo
Pakistan confirms first two cases of coronavirus 26 Feb 2020 - 09:08 pm
A health worker takes the temperature of a man, who returned from Afghanistan, for a medical observation as a preventive measure following the coronavirus outbreak, outside a medical camp set up near the Friendship Gate, crossing point at the Pakistan-Afg
Death toll rises to 24 from Delhi riots during Trump trip 26 Feb 2020 - 07:58 pm
A car work shop in Shiv Vihar area of North East Delhi which was set on fire by rioters, February 26, 2020. (Imtiyaz Khan / Anadolu Agency)
Ethiopia asks US to postpone final talks on Blue Nile dam 26 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
File photo: A cloud of dust rises from a dynamite blast as part of construction work at Grand Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia, March 31, 2015. Reuters / Tiksa Negeri
Biden nabs Clyburn endorsement before South Carolina primary 26 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
US Rep Jim Clyburn (D-SC) arrives for a closed organizational meeting of House Democrats to elect leaders for the 116th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, November 28, 2018. Reuters/Jim Young
Why EU doesn't want to give Brexit Britain plain trade deal 26 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
Britain says it wants a simple free trade agreement such as the EU has with Canada or Japan, which would mean significantly more trade frictions than there are currently between the world's largest trading bloc and its fifth biggest economy. (AFP Photo /
Slovenia anti-migrant party leader nominated as PM 26 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
Janez Jansa, president of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) addresses media during a press conference after a meeting with Slovenian president Borut Pahor (unseen) in Ljubljana, on February 26, 2020. AFP / Jure Makovec
UN rights boss expected in China, including restive Xinjiang region, this year 26 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
Michelle Bachelet (Reuters file photo)
Concern over Italian fans' visit to France after virus outbreak 26 Feb 2020 - 05:59 pm
Members of sanitation services sanitise a vaporetto public waterbus in Venice on February 26, 2020, after the COVID-19 outbreak has spread to northern Italy.  AFP / ANDREA PATTARO
Brazil confirms coronavirus case, the first in Latin America 26 Feb 2020 - 05:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: Brazilian citizens from China's coronavirus-struck Wuhan, arrive at the Air Force base of Anapolis, State of Goias, Brazil, February 9, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
Iran coronavirus deaths rise to 19 26 Feb 2020 - 03:55 pm
A volunteers (L) hands out free facemasks to people as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Herat city on February 26, 2020.  AFP / HOSHANG HASHIMI
Modi calls for calm as Delhi riots kill 22 26 Feb 2020 - 02:09 pm
A general view of burnt-out and damaged residential premises and shops following clashes between people supporting and opposing a contentious amendment to India's citizenship law, in New Delhi on February 26, 2020. AFP / Sajjad Hussain
Down Syndrome no obstacle for aspiring French politician 26 Feb 2020 - 02:03 pm
Eleonore Laloux, a young woman with Down syndrome, poses at her home in Arras, northern France, on February 13, 2020. AFP / DENIS CHARLET
Singapore charges man with virus for lying to health officials 26 Feb 2020 - 01:16 pm
This photograph taken on February 22, 2020 shows a volunteer (L) taking a temperature of a church member attending a small group service as a protective measure to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Singapore. AFP / Roslan RAHMAN
Kuwait reports six more coronavirus case, takes count to 18 26 Feb 2020 - 01:03 pm
Kuwaiti special forces wearing protective masks guard the entrance to a hotel, where people evacuated from Iran are being held in quarantine, in Fahaheel, Kuwait February 24, 2020. Reuters/Stephanie McGehee