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World

Emperor Naruhito ascends throne in Japan with "sense of solemnity" 01 May 2019 - 09:09 am
Japan's new Emperor Naruhito waves as he leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Gunman kills 2, injures 4 at University of North Carolina, Charlotte 01 May 2019 - 08:04 am
Police keeps the campus on lockdown after a shooting at the University of North Carolina Charlotte in University City, Charlotte, on April 30, 2019. AFP / Logan Cyrus
Deadly encounters: the night the Indian army arrived in a village in south Kashmir 30 Apr 2019 - 11:48 pm
Shafqat Ahmad Bhat, a civilian, points to where he says he was forced to bury an unexploded rocket used by the Indian army in a gun battle with suspected militants in Pinglan village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district March 21, 2019.  Reuters
Fearful and fenced in: foreign children of IS face indefinite stay in Iraq 30 Apr 2019 - 11:48 pm
Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) members hold an Islamic State flag, which they pulled down, during the war between Iraqi army and Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) against the Islamic State militants in Tal Afar, Iraq August 27, 2017. Re
How China is replacing America as Asia's military titan 30 Apr 2019 - 11:01 pm
A military honor guard prepares to welcome U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert at the PLA Navy headquarters outside of Beijing, China July 15, 2014.  Stephen Shaver/Pool via Reuters
New missile gap leaves US scrambling to counter China 30 Apr 2019 - 10:13 pm
Guided missiles are launched during a drill of the North Sea Fleet in Qingdao, Shandong province, China October 17, 2013. Reuters/handout
Indian slavery survivor wins top payout after two-year court battle 30 Apr 2019 - 10:13 pm
A woman walks through an alley in a residential area in New Delhi, India, April 30, 2019. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
UN chief raised Uighurs plight with Chinese authorities 30 Apr 2019 - 09:22 pm
Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Marine Corps are seen in training at a military training base in Bayingol, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, January 20, 2016. Reuters
Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China's Belt and Road 30 Apr 2019 - 08:20 pm
In this photograph taken on September 29, 2015, Chinese nationals arrive at the Pakistan-China Khunjerab Pass, the world's highest paved border crossing at 4,600 metres above sea level.  AFP / Aamir Qureshi
China frees 'lost' Uighur wives but at a price, families say 30 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm
In this photograph taken on September 29, 2015, Pakistani tourists leave the Pakistan-China Khunjerab Pass, the world's highest paved border crossing at 4,600 metres above sea level. AFP / Aamir Qureshi
China's vast fleet is tipping the balance in the Pacific 30 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm
A Chinese Navy submarine takes part in an international fleet review to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in Qingdao, Shandong province, China April 23, 2009.  Guang Niu/Pool via Reuters
Germany's Merkel rejects speculation about early exit 30 Apr 2019 - 05:48 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi (not pictured) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
'Venezuela confronting coup attempt of soldier group' 30 Apr 2019 - 05:38 pm
Soldiers and people react to the sound of gunfire near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase
Sudan protest group calls 'million-strong march' 30 Apr 2019 - 05:21 pm
A Sudanese protesterr waves a national flag near a makeshift barricade during an a sit-in outside the army headquarters in the capital Khartoum on April 30, 2019.  AFP / OZAN KOSE
How the world is reacting to Venezuela 'coup bid' 30 Apr 2019 - 04:32 pm
Members of the Bolivarian National Guard loyal to Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido take position in front of La Carlota base in Caracas on April 29, 2019. AFP / Yuri CORTEZ
'Incredibly difficult' to reach Mozambique cyclone survivors 30 Apr 2019 - 04:07 pm
A little girl stands on the porch of her house in the Paquite district of Pemba on April 29, 2019, as Cyclone Kenneth hit northern Mozambique, killing 38 and destroying thousands of home.  AFP / EMIDIO JOZINE
France's 'yellow vest' pledges reach 17 bn euros: minister 30 Apr 2019 - 02:49 pm
A protester wears a yellow vest on which is written 'yellow, red or green vest, we all love our blue planet', during an anti-government demonstration called by the 'Yellow Vest' (Gilets Jaunes) on April 27, 2019 in Marseille.  AFP / GERARD JULIEN
Venezuela's Guaido leads military uprising 30 Apr 2019 - 02:04 pm
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognised as the country's rightful interim ruler, shakes hands with a military member near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase