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N. Korean leader Kim visits China ahead of expected Trump summit 08 Jan 2019 - 08:42 am
A vehicle in the motorcade of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen in Beijing on January 8, 2019. AFP / Nicolas ASFOURI
US pullout from Syria to be done in 'prudent' way: Trump 08 Jan 2019 - 08:31 am
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump announces military strikes on Syria while delivering a statement from the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
Mexico president defends hands-off stance on Venezuela 07 Jan 2019 - 09:09 pm
Chile's Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero, Canada's Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrew Leslie and Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo attend a meeting of the Lima Group to discuss Venezuela's situation and the inaugurati
UN chief condemns attempted coup in Gabon 07 Jan 2019 - 08:53 pm
Gabonese soldiers stand in front of the headquarters of the national broadcaster Radiodiffusion Television Gabonaise (RTG) in Libreville on January 7, 2019 after a group of soldiers sought to take power in Gabon while the country's ailing president was ab
Trump to travel to U.S. southern border on Thursday: White House 07 Jan 2019 - 08:23 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks as he arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2019, after meetings at Camp David.  AFP / Jim WATSON
Fuel theft poses first big battle for Mexican president 07 Jan 2019 - 08:15 pm
Hundreds of motorists queue at a gas station in Zapopan, Jalisco State, on January 6, 2019 as shortages have been reported in several other Mexican states. AFP / Ulises RUIZ
'Yellow vest' boxer arrested after assaulting French police 07 Jan 2019 - 07:44 pm
Women wearing Yellow vests (Femmes Gilets jaunes) protest French government against rising oil prices tax and deteriorating economic conditions near Place de la Bastille in Paris, France on January 06, 2019. Mustafa Yalç?n - Anadolu
Ginsburg missing Supreme court arguments for 1st time 07 Jan 2019 - 06:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives for the swearing in ceremony of Judge Neil Gorsuch in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2017.Joshua Roberts \ REUTERS
Actor Ryan Gosling urges credible election results in Congo 07 Jan 2019 - 06:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: Ryan Gosling. Reuters
Denmark plans man-made islands to draw business 07 Jan 2019 - 06:01 pm
An illustration shows the proposed construction of nine islands in the sea just south of Copenhagen, Denmark in this handout released to Reuters January 7, 2019. Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs/Handout Reuters
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Exxon in climate change document fight 07 Jan 2019 - 05:52 pm
FILE PHOTO. REUTERS
Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM 07 Jan 2019 - 05:46 pm
Sheikh Hasina speaks as she is sworn in for her fourth spell as Bangladesh's prime minister at the Presidential Palace in Dhaka on January 7, 2019.  / AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
Six dead after ship sinks off Turkey's coast: state media 07 Jan 2019 - 04:51 pm
One of the crew rescued from sunken ship is being taken to hospital on January 07, 2019 in Samsun, Turkey. Veysel Altun - Anadolu
Over 800 protesters arrested in Sudan demos: minister 07 Jan 2019 - 04:38 pm
Sudanese protesters chant slogans during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Khartoum on January 6, 2018.  AFP
Ethiopia, Eritrea reopen another border crossing 07 Jan 2019 - 04:24 pm
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Myanmar army to launch 'crackdown' on Rakhine rebels: govt 07 Jan 2019 - 03:47 pm
A Myanmar border guard policeman gurads a police station in Buthidaung on January 7, 2019. AFP
Ukraine's newly independent church holds 'historic' first service 07 Jan 2019 - 02:34 pm
Metropolitan Epifaniy, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, conducts a service marking Orthodox Christmas and celebrating the independence of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in Kiev, Ukraine January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
As Lahore chokes on winter smog, Pakistan moves to cut air pollution 07 Jan 2019 - 02:27 pm
Pakistani commutes drive their vehicles on a road amid heavy fog and smog conditions in Lahore on January 3, 2019.  AFP / ARIF ALI