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Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew after riots 13 May 2019 - 05:35 pm
A man stands in front of the Abbraar Masjid mosque after a mob attack in Kiniyama, Sri Lanka May 13, 2019. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)
Pompeo skips Moscow to meet with European officials on Iran 13 May 2019 - 03:24 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) arrives at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 13, 2019.  AFP / JOHN THYS
Filipinos cast vote in midterm elections crucial to Duterte 13 May 2019 - 02:56 pm
Residents walk past posters of candidates for the midterm elections near a polling precinct in Manila on May 13, 2019. AFP / TED ALJIBE
Syrian troops capture 2 villages in last rebel stronghold 13 May 2019 - 02:47 pm
Syrian army forces enter the town of Kafr Nabuda, about 40 kilometres north of Hama, on May 11, 2019. / AFP / George OURFALIAN
Delhi hit by rare summer air pollution alert 13 May 2019 - 02:43 pm
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Facebook removes fake Italian accounts ahead of EU election 13 May 2019 - 02:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man poses with a magnifier in front of a Facebook logo on display in this illustration taken in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Sudanese renew talks with army, call for new protests 13 May 2019 - 02:26 pm
Sudanese protesters wearing yellow and orange gilets and waving a national flag stand on a closed railway track leading to the protest site in central Khartoum on May 12, 2019.   AFP / ASHRAF SHAZLY
Ebola centre attacker killed in DRC 13 May 2019 - 02:11 pm
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Iran says it has sentenced Iranian woman to 10 years for spying for UK 13 May 2019 - 12:19 pm
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Pompeo to visit Brussels as Europe meets on Iran 13 May 2019 - 11:27 am
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks to board a plane before departing from London Stansted Airport, north of London, on May 9, 2019. / AFP / POOL / MANDEL NGAN
Philippines votes in polls expected to strengthen Duterte 13 May 2019 - 11:17 am
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte waves to his supporters as he attends the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas Bayan (PDP-LABAN) meeting in Manila on May 11, 2019 after endorsing the political party's senatorial candidates / AFP / Noel CELIS
China says will never surrender to outside pressure as US trade row heats up 13 May 2019 - 11:02 am
FILE PHOTO: China's Vice Premier Liu He listens to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as they exit the office of the U.S. Trade Representative following the second day of last-ditch trade talks in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Mill
Kudlow's admission about who pays tariffs contradicts Trump 13 May 2019 - 10:23 am
FILE PHOTO: White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Gunmen kill six in second church attack in Burkina Faso 13 May 2019 - 01:03 am
FILE PHOTO: A policeman stands guard in front of Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January 17, 2016. Reuters/Joe Penney
Delhi leader defies slaps and shoes to step up election fight 12 May 2019 - 11:19 pm
The tussle for the capital will be front and centre, with all eyes on its chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) -- or Common Man party -- was formed just seven years ago amid outrage over corruption.
Political parties avoid wooing Muslim voters in India 12 May 2019 - 11:19 pm
A man stands outside a polling station before casting his vote during the sixth phase of the general election, in the old quarters of Delhi, India, May 12, 2019. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
Exit far left: India's communists face election angst 12 May 2019 - 11:19 pm
In this photo taken on April 19, 2019, Sitaram Yechury, leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), gestures to supporters at an election campaign rally in Perambra in the south Indian state of Kerala. AFP/Arun Sankar
Retired Lebanese soldiers picket central bank over cuts 12 May 2019 - 11:19 pm
Retired soldiers gesture as they take part in a protest over proposed cuts to the cost of military pensions and benefits in front of the central bank in Beirut, Lebanon May 12, 2019. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir