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Spain to get 3rd government in 4 years amid fragmenting politics 15 Feb 2019 - 06:51 pm
Spanish People's Party (PP) president Pablo Casado holds a press conference at the PP headquarters in Madrid on February 15, 2019.  AFP / Gabriel Bouys
Six killed in fire on fishing vessel in South Africa 15 Feb 2019 - 10:30 am
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Ex-Goldman banker facing 1MDB charges agrees to US extradition 15 Feb 2019 - 10:23 am
File photo of the Goldman Sachs company logo is seen in the company's space on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
South Korea TV station apologises over 'spycam' controversy 15 Feb 2019 - 10:14 am
This picture taken on February 8, 2018 shows South Korean rapper San E during a press conference for his movie
Fears flood water runoff could 'smother' Barrier Reef 15 Feb 2019 - 10:09 am
A file photo of an outbreak of crown of-thorns starfish has been found eating coral in parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. (David Loh/Reuters)
US judge rules against butterfly sanctuary opposed to Trump's wall 15 Feb 2019 - 10:02 am
In this file photo taken on December 24, 2018 The US Capitol is seen in Washington DC.  / AFP / Eric BARADAT
World's biggest battery to boost solar in texas oil country 15 Feb 2019 - 01:37 am
People enjoy a light show during the festivities for the 477th anniversary of the foundation of Guadalajara, Mexico, on February 14, 2019. The city begins the anniversary celebrations on February 14 with the largest robotic light festival in Latin America
Venezuela's Maduro ramps up legal fight against Guaido's challenge 15 Feb 2019 - 01:37 am
This handout picture released by the Venezuelan presidency shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) speaking next to Vice President Delcy Rodriguez (L) and Agriculture Minister Wilmar Catro Soteldo (R) during a television programme in Caracas on Febr
Ireland under pressure over border plans for no-deal Brexit 15 Feb 2019 - 12:23 am
Pro-Brexit demonstrators protest outside the Houses of Parliament, in Westminster, London, Britain, February 14, 2019. Reuters/Hannah McKay
North Macedonia mourns 14 people killed in bus crash 15 Feb 2019 - 12:23 am
Police and investigators examine the wreckage of a bus at the crash site in the village of Laskarci, west of Skopje, on February 14, 2019.  AFP / Robert Atanasovski
Parkland school shooting victims remembered one year later 15 Feb 2019 - 12:23 am
Cheryl Rothenberg embraces her daughters Emma and Sophia as they view a memorial on the one year anniversary of the shooting which claimed 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, U.S., February 14, 2019. Sophia is a student
Turkey wants no new crisis to arise in Syria: Erdogan 14 Feb 2019 - 11:48 pm
A handout picture taken and released on February 14, 2019 by the Turkish Presidential Press service shows Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L), Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) posing for photographers du
Nigeria in last day of campaigning warned to 'choose wisely' 14 Feb 2019 - 11:48 pm
Supporters attend the final campaign rally of the Nigerian opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate on February 14, 2019, at Ribadu Square in Jimeta, Adamawa State, eastern Nigeria, ahead of the country's presidential and legislati
Pakistan rejects links to attack in Indian controlled Kashmir 14 Feb 2019 - 11:48 pm
Indian soldiers examine the debris after an explosion in Lethpora in south Kashmir's Pulwama district February 14, 2019. Reuters/Younis Khaliq
Celebrations as India nationality law fails 14 Feb 2019 - 11:48 pm
Indian activists from various Assamese rights groups celebrate the failure of a contentious nationality law in the national parliament, in Guwahati on February 14, 2019. AFP / David Talukdar
Pakistan: 'Modesty Day' observed in campuses 14 Feb 2019 - 11:48 pm
A supporter of the Pakistan Sunni Tehreek (PST) organization holds a burning Valentine's card while other carry placards and a banner during a protest against Valentine's Day celebrations, in Hyderabad on February 14, 2019.  AFP / Akram Shahid
More Brexit humiliation for May as parliament defeats her again 14 Feb 2019 - 08:57 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves from the rear of 10 Downing Street in London on February 14, 2019 ahead of a vote on amendments to the Brexit withdrawal bill. AFP / Tolga Akmen
Heavy rain forces Californians to flee, triggers mudslide 14 Feb 2019 - 08:57 pm
 View of the second hole with play suspended due to rain during round one of the Genesis Open at the Riviera Country Club on February 14, 2019 in Pacific Palisades, California. Harry How/Getty Images/AFP