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Erdogan says Turkey expects NATO to support its rights in eastern Mediterranean 06 May 2019 - 04:33 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as they pose for a photograph prior to their meeting at the Cankaya Palace in the capital Ankara, on May 06, 2019. AFP
India’s PM targets national security in reelection bid 06 May 2019 - 04:14 pm
Election officials sit inside an empty polling station during the fifth phase of India's general elections in Kashmir's Shopian district, south of Srinagar, on May 6, 2019.  AFP / Tauseef MUSTAFA
Macedonia's president-elect to focus on EU accession drive 06 May 2019 - 03:31 pm
Presidential candidate of Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) Stevo Pendarovski (2nd L) holds a press conference after the second round of North Macedonian presidential election in Skopje, North Macedonia on May 05, 2019. Abdula Berisha - Anadolu
Fire at oil pipeline in southwest Iran under control- Tasnim 06 May 2019 - 01:40 pm
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India's Modi flies over cyclone-ravaged east, promises millions to rebuild 06 May 2019 - 12:40 pm
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Scientists warn a million species at risk of extinction 06 May 2019 - 12:08 pm
Tapanuli orangutan in North Sumatra (AFP/Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme)
Christian-Muslim clashes rock Easter attacks town in Sri Lanka 06 May 2019 - 11:06 am
A soldier stands guard outside St. Sebastian Church, days after a string of suicide bomb attacks across the island on Easter Sunday, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Thrust reverser 'not working' on Florida plane that crashed in river 06 May 2019 - 10:26 am
This image released by the US Navy shows a Boeing 737 aircraft in the St. Johns River May 4, 2019 after sliding off the runway at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida on May 3, 2019. AFP PHOTO / US NAVY / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas
Panama's Cortizo wins close presidential race, calls for national unity 06 May 2019 - 10:15 am
Panama's presidential candidate for the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) Laurentino Cortizo (C) celebrates after being elected President of Panama, in Panama City on May 5, 2019. AFP / JOHAN ORDONEZ
Trump ratchets up pressure on China, threatens tariff hikes 06 May 2019 - 10:03 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 02, 2019 US President Donald Trump speaks at the National Day of Prayer Service, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Empty classrooms: Sri Lanka schools re-open amid fears of more militant attacks 06 May 2019 - 09:54 am
Few students are seen in an otherwise full clasroom at a school which opened days after a string of suicide bomb attacks across the island on Easter Sunday, in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, May 6, 2019. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
"I was surprised by the question" - NZ PM Ardern talks about wedding proposal 06 May 2019 - 09:23 am
File photo of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern walks back to her baby Neve and partner Clarke Gayford, after speaking at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, U.S., September 2
41 dead as Russian plane bursts into flames on landing 06 May 2019 - 08:06 am
Ambulances are parked in front of the terminal building of the Sheremetyevo Airport outside Moscow after a Russian-made Superjet-100 on fire attempted an emergency landing on May 5, 2019. AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV
At least 13 dead in Moscow plane blaze: Russian agencies 05 May 2019 - 10:56 pm
A passenger plane is seen on fire after an emergency landing at the Sheremetyevo Airport outside Moscow, Russia May 5, 2019. The Investigative Committee of Russia/via Reuters
Panamanians go to the polls to elect a new president 05 May 2019 - 10:56 pm
A Kuna indigenous woman casts her vote at a polling station during presidential and parliamentary elections in Kuna Negra municipality, Panama City on May 5, 2019.  AFP / Luis Acosta
'Several injured' in passenger plane emergency landing in Moscow 05 May 2019 - 08:01 pm
A passenger plane is seen on fire after an emergency landing at the Sheremetyevo Airport outside Moscow, Russia May 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nadezhda Polomoshnova
Uganda's `President for Life' could face closest vote in decades 05 May 2019 - 07:02 pm
FILE PHOTO: Ugandan musician turned politician, Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine addresses a news conference at his home in Kampala, Uganda September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Newton Nambwaya
Cyclone Fani death toll rises to 42 in India, Bangladesh 05 May 2019 - 03:56 pm
A police officer rests as he sits on a damaged wall following Cyclone Fani in Puri, in the eastern state of Odisha, India, May 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jatindra Dash