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Explosion hits Afghan capital Kabul, six killed 17 Sep 2019 - 12:23 pm
Afghan security forces keep watch at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Popular panda on loan from China dies in Thai zoo 17 Sep 2019 - 11:38 am
 In this file photo taken on September 3, 2005, Chuang Chuang, a giant panda on loan to Thailand from China, eats bamboo at the Chiang Mai Zoo in northern Thailand.  / AFP / Pornchai KITTIWONGSAKUL
15 killed as truck plunges down ravine in Philippines 17 Sep 2019 - 11:20 am
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Norway police: Suspected mosque gunman's sister shot 4 times 17 Sep 2019 - 11:14 am
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India arrests former Kashmir chief minister 17 Sep 2019 - 10:54 am
In this file photo taken on April 15, 2019 former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah (C) speaks during an election campaign in Srinagar.  / AFP / Tauseef MUSTAFA
Britain's Supreme Court hears cases that PM Johnson's parliament suspension was illegal 17 Sep 2019 - 10:33 am
Campaigner Gina Miller arrives for the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom hearing on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to prorogue parliament, in London, Britain September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Police clear major migrant camp in northern France 17 Sep 2019 - 10:30 am
People and children leave after the evacuation, by French gendarmes, of the Grande Synthe migrant camp, northern France, on September 17, 2019. / AFP / FRANCOIS LO PRESTI
Train derails in Hong Kong during rush hour 17 Sep 2019 - 10:06 am
Emergency crew are seen at a derailed train wreckage near Hung Hom station on the MTR East Rail Line following an accident on a train bound for Mong Kok East in Hong Kong, China September 17, 2019 still image taken from a social media video. @SEELIFEHK vi
S.Korea to develop anti-drone system amid standoff with North 17 Sep 2019 - 09:57 am
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Israel votes on Netanyahu's political survival 17 Sep 2019 - 09:50 am
File photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a weekly cabinet meeting in the Jordan Valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 15, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
Dutch court to hear case against Israel's Gantz 17 Sep 2019 - 09:42 am
Benny Gantz, leader of Blue and White party, attends an election campaign event, in Kfar Ahim, Israel, September 16, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
New York Times faces questions all around for Kavanaugh story 17 Sep 2019 - 12:21 am
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Why the Solomons is mulling China diplomatic switch 16 Sep 2019 - 08:01 pm
Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (R) takes part in a press conference with Solomon Islands' Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele (L) at the Taipei Guest House in Taipei on September 09, 2019 . AFP / Sam Yeh
Lilly, Thailand's Greta Thunberg, wages 'war' on plastic 16 Sep 2019 - 07:47 pm
12-year-old Ralyn Satidtanasarn (L), known as Lilly, collects plastic waste during the Trash Hero cleaning initiative at the Khung Bang Kachao urban forest and beach in Bangkok on August 25, 2019.  AFP / Mladen Antonov
Bangladesh appoints ex-judge to tackle backlog of trafficking cases 16 Sep 2019 - 07:47 pm
In this picture taken on October 1, 2017, Bangladeshi people wait for boats in Teknaf. AFP/Fred Dufour
Pakistan to open border crossing for India Sikhs in November 16 Sep 2019 - 06:36 pm
Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, settled in what is now Pakistan's Kartarpur. The shrine, known as Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, was built after he died in the 16th century.
South Africa extends army's Cape Town crime crackdown 16 Sep 2019 - 06:36 pm
Soldiers patrol against gang violence in Manenberg township, Cape Town, South Africa, July 18, 2019. Reuters/Shafiek Tassiem
Doctors, lawyers and pilots protest in Paris over pension reforms 16 Sep 2019 - 06:03 pm
French lawyers attend a demonstration to protest against pension reforms in Paris, France, September 16, 2019. Reuters/Charles Platiau