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Australian among hundreds of Papuan activists arrested in Indonesia 03 Dec 2018 - 08:44 am
Papuans take part on a parade in Surabaya, East Java province, on December 1, 2018, during a commemoration of the independence day of Papua from Dutch colonial, which is then commemorated every year by separatists as a symbol of their freedom from Indones
Children return to school 3 weeks after California wildfire 03 Dec 2018 - 08:30 am
FILE PHOTO: Irma Corona (R) comforts neighbor Gerryann Wulbern in front of the remains of Wulbern's home after the two returned for the first time since the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, U.S. November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
China agrees to 'reduce and remove' tariffs on US cars: Trump 03 Dec 2018 - 08:24 am
US President Donald Trump (C-R) and China's President Xi Jinping (C-L) along with members of their delegations, hold a dinner meeting at the end of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, on December 01, 2018. AFP / SAUL LOEB
At-risk nations to make case at UN climate summit 03 Dec 2018 - 07:27 am
A picture taken on September 27, 2011 shows a view of the Belchatow power plant in Belchatow, near Lodz central Poland. / AFP / Darek REDOS
English couple reconnected with Engagement ring dropped in Times Square say ‘Thank you’ to NYPD 03 Dec 2018 - 02:49 am
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Damaging police report looms over Netanyahu re-election bid 03 Dec 2018 - 01:37 am
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures towards his eyes while delivering a speech before lighting candles during the start of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, in Ramat Gan in the suburbs of the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv on
Fatah slams US-sponsored anti-Hamas UN draft resolution 03 Dec 2018 - 01:37 am
Israeli forces intervene to Palestinian demonstrators using tear gas and plastic bullets as Palestinians stage a protest against the detention of Fatah Movement officials in East Jerusalem, on December 02, 2018 in Nablus, West Bank. (Nedal Eshtayah/Anadol
Bangladesh opposition leader Zia ineligible to contest polls 02 Dec 2018 - 11:58 pm
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Report: 811 Israeli violations against journos in 2018 02 Dec 2018 - 09:32 pm
Palestinian Journalists take part in a protest against the killing of fellow journalist Yasser Murtaja near the Israel-Gaza border in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 8, 2018. AFP/Said Khatib
Michelle Obama shelves Paris, Berlin trips for Bush funeral 02 Dec 2018 - 09:32 pm
A still from a video provided by Kensington Palace April 29, 2016 showing Barack Obama and Michelle Obama taking part in a video promoting the upcoming Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida. (EPA)
Bush retained sense of humor till the end, Jim Baker says 02 Dec 2018 - 09:32 pm
Former US President George Bush (C) flanked by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (L) and former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (R) stand together during a visit in Geisa at the border between Thuringia and Hesse, central Germany on June 17, 2005. AFP
Trump weighs putting off government shutdown after Bush's death 02 Dec 2018 - 09:32 pm
This combination of file pictures created on December 01, 2018 shows, former president George H.W. Bush (L) on October 16, 2009, in College Station, Texas; and President Donald Trump on November 7, 2018, in Washington, DC.  AFP / Mandel Ngan
Italian PM upbeat on EU deal prospects ahead of budget votes 02 Dec 2018 - 07:56 pm
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte holds a news conference on the final day of the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2018. Reuters/Agustin Marcarian
Georgian president-elect takes strong line towards Moscow after contentious vote 02 Dec 2018 - 07:55 pm
Georgia's president-elect Salome Zurabishvili speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tbilisi, Georgia, December 1, 2018. Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili
Macron leads crisis meeting after Paris riots 02 Dec 2018 - 06:54 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron (C) inspects the damages a day after clashes during a protest of Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) against rising oil prices and living costs, in Paris, France on December 2, 2018. ( Zakaria Abdelkafi - Anadolu
Arc de Triomphe: site of joy, pride and tear gas 02 Dec 2018 - 06:37 pm
Demonstrators walk near the Arc de Triomphe during a protest of Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) against rising oil prices and living costs, on December 1, 2018 in Paris.  AFP
Argentinian woman leaves Syria after two year 'kidnap' ordeal 02 Dec 2018 - 04:27 pm
Nancy Roxana Papa, an 54-year-old Argentinian woman who was recently released after being kidnapped since 2016, speaks to the press at the Bab al-Hawa crossing with Turkey on October 30, 2018 ahead of being handed over to Turkish authorities. AFP / OMAR H
Senior Afghan Taliban commander killed in air strike, officials say 02 Dec 2018 - 04:20 pm
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