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World's 15 hottest places are in India, Pakistan as pre-monsoon heat builds 03 Jun 2019 - 12:05 pm
A general view of a lake running dry on a hot summer day near Ajmer on June 2, 2019. AFP / Himanshu Sharma
A job nobody wants: Germany's Social Democrats seek a leader 03 Jun 2019 - 12:03 pm
The logo of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) is seen at the party's headquarters in Berlin, Germany, June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Five dead as Sudan forces try to break up sit-in: doctors' committee 03 Jun 2019 - 10:56 am
Sudanese forces are deployed around Khartoum's army headquarters on June 3, 2019 as they try to disperse Khartoum's sit-in.  / AFP / ASHRAF SHAZLY
Gunfire, blasts in Sudan's capital as protest site raided 03 Jun 2019 - 08:27 am
Collage of protesters fleeing along side streets away from a sit-in, after security forces tried to disperse them, in central Khartoum, Sudan in this still frame taken from June 3, 2019, social media video. Sudan Congress Party/via Reuters
Bombings in Afghan capital kill 2 people, injure 2 reporters 02 Jun 2019 - 11:51 pm
A sandal and shoes belonging to the victims lay inside damaged bus carrying university students in Kabul on June 2, 2019.  AFP
Lack of future prompts Rohingya to flee Bangladesh 02 Jun 2019 - 11:35 pm
A Rohingya refugee cuts the hair of a kid at a temporary shelter in Beras Pati after having arrived from Aceh Shelter in Medan of North Sumatra, Indonesia on November 25, 2016. Jefri Tarigan/Anadolu Agency
Bernie Sanders kicks fight against Trump into high gear as Democrats swarm San Francisco 02 Jun 2019 - 10:17 pm
Bernie Sanders  campaigns during a SEIU California Democratic Delegate Breakfast in San Francisco, California, US June 1, 2019. Reuters/Stephen Lam
Roads closed, giant baby inflated: Britain braces for Trump 02 Jun 2019 - 10:17 pm
British police officers stand on duty behind the security fences in Regents Park, erected around The Residence of the US Ambassador to the UK, Winfield House, where US President Donald Trump is expected to stay during his visit this coming week, in centra
US prepared to talk to Iran with 'no preconditions', Iran sees 'word-play' 02 Jun 2019 - 10:17 pm
US Ambassador to Switzerland Edward McMullen, tour guide Denise O’Gorman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo face the clock tower (Zytglogge) during a visit on June 1, 2019 in the Swiss capital Bern.  AFP / Fabrice Coffrini
Tiananmen's key moments: hope crushed by soldiers and tanks 02 Jun 2019 - 08:58 pm
In this file photo taken on June 4, 1989, residents gather near the smoking remains of over 20 armoured personnel carriers burnt by demonstrators during clashes with soldiers near Tiananmen Square in Beijing.  AFP / Manny Ceneta
Exiled Tiananmen dissident barred from Hong Kong 02 Jun 2019 - 08:58 pm
Feng Congde (second right) was one of the key leaders of the pro-democracy student movement in Beijing in 1989. Photo: Reuters
From 1989 to '1984': Generation Tiananmen lament China's descent 02 Jun 2019 - 08:58 pm
In this picture taken on April 10, 2019, You Weijie, 66, looks at a photograph of her and husband Yang Minghu, in Beijing.  AFP / Nicolas Asfouri
Iran's Rouhani says U.S. "should return to normal state" for talks: official website 02 Jun 2019 - 08:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting with tribal leaders in Kerbala, Iraq, March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen
Ultra-nationalist Jews' visit stokes Palestinian anger at Jerusalem holy site 02 Jun 2019 - 08:18 pm
Israeli security forces stand guard as Jewish orthodox tour the old city of Jerusalem on June 2, 2019 marking Jerusalem Day.  AFP / Menahem Kahana
4 tourists injured in Venice as cruise ship slams into boat 02 Jun 2019 - 08:18 pm
San Basilio dock is pictured after MSC Opera cruise ship crashed in Venice, Italy June 2, 2019. Reuters/Manuel Silvestri
Pentagon tells White House to stop politicizing military 02 Jun 2019 - 08:18 pm
Admiral Scott Swift, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks at a news conference near the damaged USS John McCain and the USS America at Changi Naval Base in Singapore August 22, 2017. Reuters/Calvin Wong
British Airways flights to Pakistan resume after more than 10 years 02 Jun 2019 - 07:38 pm
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B-52, aircraft carrier in Mideast over Iran conduct exercise 02 Jun 2019 - 03:11 pm
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