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Firefighters battle wildfire in Portugal, 32 people hurt 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
Picture shows a road along burnt forests after a wildfire in Macao, central Portugal on July 22, 2019. / AFP / Patricia De Melo Moreira
'Triad' attack on Hong Kong protesters sparks anger 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
Men in white T-shirts and carrying poles are seen in Yuen Long after attacking anti-extradition bill demonstrators at a train station in Hong Kong, China, July 22, 2019. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
India's moon mission to probe lunar south pole 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
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Indians applauds success of Chandrayaan-2 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
Residents wave Indian national flags as the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan-2 (Moon Chariot 2), with on board the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-mark III-M1), has been launched at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sr
All crew on British-flagged tanker in good health: Iranian embassy in India 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
Deena with her husband Pappachan T V, parents of Dijo Pappachan, one of the crew members of British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, seized by Iran, cries as she watches television news at their home in Kochi, India, July 21, 2019.  Reuters/Sivaram V
Kumaraswamy told to face floor test by 6 pm on Tuesday 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
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Israel demolishes Palestinian homes in Jerusalem area 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
This picture taken from Jerusalem on July 22, 2019 shows Israeli security forces tearing down one of the Palestinian buildings still under construction which have been issued notices to be demolished in the West Bank village of Dar Salah, adjacent to the
Boris Johnson set to become next UK PM as Conservatives announce new leader 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
Boris Johnson, a leadership candidate for Britain's Conservative Party, speaks during a hustings event in London, Britain July 17, 2019. Reuters/Peter Nicholls
Trump, Pakistan's Imran Khan discuss way out of Afghanistan war 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2019. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Ballots close in race to become Britain's next PM 23 Jul 2019 - 12:11 am
Alan Duncan, a junior foreign minister responsible for relations with Europe and the Americas, stepped down saying Johnson was
Macron says UN refugee agency attacked, decries Libya camps 23 Jul 2019 - 12:11 am
Officials and delegates attend a working meeting focused on the migrations issues in the Mediterranean zone, on July 22, 2019 in Paris. AFP / Stephane De Sakutin
French submarine lost in 1968 found at last in Mediterranean 23 Jul 2019 - 12:11 am
The AsterX submarine drone returns on board the Antea research vessel during the second phase of the search for the wreckage of the Minerve submarine, in this image provided by the Marine Nationale on July 22, 2019.  Sebastien Chenal/Marine Nationale/via
Britain to ban 'gagging' clauses used to silence harassment victims 22 Jul 2019 - 10:31 pm
A woman looks towards dark clouds over the Houses of Parliament in central London, August 11, 2014. Reuters/Luke MacGregor
Rescued human trafficking victims in Thailand nears record high 22 Jul 2019 - 10:16 pm
Relatives of victims of human trafficking wait for the sentence after an army general, two provincial politicians and police officers were among the 46 people held guilty in a court in Bangkok, Thailand, July 19, 2017. Reuters/Jorge Silva
Desperation driving Rohingya to traffickers 22 Jul 2019 - 09:52 pm
Rohingya Muslim refugees use a makeshift raft to travel from Myanmar to Bangladesh at Sha Porir Dwip in the Bangladeshi district of Teknaf on November 8, 2017. AFP
After Libyan bombing, Bangladeshis wait for injured migrants' return 22 Jul 2019 - 09:52 pm
A wounded migrant receives medical care after an air strike hit a detention center for mainly African migrants in Tajoura, in Tripoli Central Hospital, Libya July 3, 2019. Reuters/Ismail Zitouny
Bangladesh police arrest 12 as Rohingya trafficking fears rise 22 Jul 2019 - 09:52 pm
Representative image: Bangladesh Police keep the public away near the site of an earlier police operation on the outskirts of Dhaka, July 26, 2016. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Philippine youth homes 'worse than prison' as abuses rife 22 Jul 2019 - 08:19 pm
This photo taken on March 14, 2019 shows a silhouette of a boy that was once held at a juvenile detention centre, during an interview with AFP at an unspecified location in Manila. AFP / Noel Celis