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Monster cyclone smashes eastern India 03 May 2019 - 10:19 am
 People evacuated for safety rest in a temporary cyclone relief shelter in Puri in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on May 3, 2019, as cyclone Fani approaches the Indian coastline. / AFP / DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
More attacks feared in Sri Lankan capital, police say 03 May 2019 - 10:09 am
A security officer stands guard outside St. Anthony's Shrine, days after a string of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels across the island on Easter Sunday, in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Malaysia frees Vietnamese woman accused of poisoning N.Korean leader's half-brother 03 May 2019 - 09:49 am
In this file photo taken on March 14, 2019, Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong (C), accused of murdering Kim Jong Nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, leaves Shah Alam High Court escorted by police, outside Kuala Lumpur.  / AFP / MOHD
Missile contracts surge as US exits arms treaty: study 02 May 2019 - 10:12 pm
A P-8 Poseidon flies over the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) as part of information-gathering operations during Valiant Shield 2016 in the Philippine Sea September 16, 2016.  US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialis
China's mass surveillance more sophisticated than thought 02 May 2019 - 10:08 pm
Chinese government propaganda app Xuexi Qiangguo which literally translates as 'Study to make China strong' is seen on a mobile phone in this picture taken February 18, 2019. Reuters/Tingshu Wang
China's furtive underwater nukes test the Pentagon 02 May 2019 - 09:55 pm
A Chinese Navy nuclear submarine takes part in an international fleet review to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy in Qingdao, Shandong province April 23, 2009.  Guang Niu/Pool via Reuters
Guestbook signature gives insight into Nazi's Jerusalem visit 02 May 2019 - 09:55 pm
German archivist Stefan Litt displays a guestbook of Moshe Yaakov Ben-Gavriel, bearing the signature of SS officer Leopold von Mildenstein, at the Jerusalem National Library on May 1, 2019.  AFP / Thomas Coex
Xinjiang surveillance app targets legal, everyday behaviour: rights group 02 May 2019 - 07:42 pm
Folk artists play traditional music for tourists at Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China,  May 2, 2016. Reuters
Towns evacuate, tourists flee as cyclone menaces India's east coast 02 May 2019 - 04:00 pm
Clouds loom ahead of cyclone Fani in Visakhapatnam, India, May 1, 2019. (REUTERS)
Julian Assange says he does not want to be extradited to the United States 02 May 2019 - 01:18 pm
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures from the window of a prison van as he is driven into Southwark Crown Court in London on May 1, 2019, before being sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions in 2012. AFP / Daniel Leal-Olivas
Biden's rise in 2020 race catches Trump's eye, unnerves his allies 02 May 2019 - 01:10 pm
Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden speaks to guests during a campaign event at The River Center on May 1, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
Cyprus justice minister resigns over serial killings uproar 02 May 2019 - 12:33 pm
Forensic officers search Kokkinopezoula lake, also known as
UK defense chief fired over Huawei leaks, denies involvement 02 May 2019 - 11:17 am
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain, April 2, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo
Maduro hangs on as Venezuelan protests peter out 02 May 2019 - 10:33 am
Venezuelan residents in Colombia protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Bogota, Colombia, May 1, 2019. Reuters/Carlos Julio Martinez
Taiwan tycoon and presidential hopeful Gou gets tips from Trump 02 May 2019 - 09:25 am
This CNA handout picture released on May 2, 2019 show Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou displaying a US president's signature outside the White House in Washington after meeting with US President Donald Trump. AFP PHOTO / CNA PHOTO
780,000 evacuated in India ahead of major cyclone 02 May 2019 - 08:25 am
This handout satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and captured by the Japan Meteorological Agency's Himawari-8 satellite on April 30, 2019, shows Tropical Cyclone Fani intensifying in the Bay of Bengal. AF
Barr deflects as Democrats say he misled on Mueller summary 01 May 2019 - 09:53 pm
US Attorney General William Barr speaks about the release of the Mueller Report at the Department of Justice, April 18, 2019 in Washington DC. AFP/Brendan Smialowski
Modi's war chest leaves India election rivals in the dust 01 May 2019 - 09:52 pm
Narendra Modi during Make in India lauch (Reuters)