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What's behind autonomy vote in the Philippines' Muslim Mindanao? 21 Jan 2019 - 06:42 pm
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chairman Murad Ebrahim gestures during a press conference at the MILF's Camp Darapanan in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanaoo on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on January 21, 2019, as a vote takes place on giving
2 Cyprus men missing with baby they allegedly bought in Philippines 21 Jan 2019 - 06:42 pm
Police said the female domestic worker - who had worked for the Greek Cypriot man's father - had brought the baby back to Cyprus pretending it was hers. (Reuters file photo/Carlos Garcia Rawlins)
Philippines holds referendum for Muslim autonomy in troubled south 21 Jan 2019 - 06:29 pm
Residents look for their names at the list at Simuay Junction Central Elementary School, to cast their votes during the referendum in Sultan Kudarat town of Maguindanao province in Philippines on January 21, 2019.(Jeoffrey Maitem/Anadolu Agency)
Congo inauguration postponed; Police stop opposition rally 21 Jan 2019 - 06:28 pm
Supporters of Felix Tshisekedi, DR Congo's opposition politician declared winner of the December's presidential poll, sing and dance ahead of the Constitutional Court final decision on the presidential results, in Kinshasa, on January 19, 2019.  AFP / Joh
8 drown when boat capsizes in river in southern India 21 Jan 2019 - 05:22 pm
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Burkina President Kabore names former health minister as PM 21 Jan 2019 - 05:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Kabore. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Kamala Harris jumps into US presidential race 21 Jan 2019 - 04:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Sen. Kamala Harris, D-CA, talks to Christine Blasey Ford, testifying before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2018. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Modern China's birth rate falls to lowest ever 21 Jan 2019 - 02:51 pm
A woman walks outside of a fashion store in Beijing on January 21, 2019.  AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI
31 Rohingya in limbo on Bangladesh-India border 21 Jan 2019 - 02:43 pm
A general view of refugee camp where Rohingya people, fled from oppression within military operations in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, live in on January 12, 2019 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.  Kaan Bozdo?an - Anadolu
Iran arrests labour protest leader 21 Jan 2019 - 02:39 pm
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Germany bans Iran's Mahan Air amid security concerns 21 Jan 2019 - 02:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: An Airbus A340-300 of Iranian airline Mahan Air taxis at Duesseldorf airport DUS, Germany January 16, 2019. Picture taken January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Syrian media: Blast hits Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria 21 Jan 2019 - 02:27 pm
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Few signs of breakthrough as May set to unveil Brexit Plan B 21 Jan 2019 - 01:27 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves church, near High Wycombe, Britain, January 20, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Israel says strikes Iranian targets in Syria after rocket 21 Jan 2019 - 11:40 am
A picture taken early on January 21, 2019 shows Syrian air defence batteries responding to what the Syrian state media said were Israeli missiles targeting Damascus. AFP / STR
China's population growth slows: official data 21 Jan 2019 - 10:54 am
This photo taken on January 19, 2019 shows a medical staff taking care of a new born baby at a hospital in Fuyang in China's eastern Anhui province. China OUT / AFP / STR
Use your noodle: Tokyo metro offers free food to ease crowding 21 Jan 2019 - 09:29 am
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Missteps in Mexican pipeline blast trigger new scrutiny of fuel plan 21 Jan 2019 - 09:09 am
Residents search for human remains and items that could help to identify their missing relatives and friends at the site where a pipeline ruptured by oil thieves exploded, in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, state of Hidalgo, Mexico January 20, 2019. REU
Afghan officials: Taliban hit army, police center in east 21 Jan 2019 - 08:52 am
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