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Demolitions to protect river spark rows in Kenyan capital 18 Aug 2018 - 02:48 am
People watch as heavy machinery demolishes the Ukay Mall in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya, August 14, 2018. Reuters/Baz Ratner
Brazil’s voters face some ugly choices 18 Aug 2018 - 02:48 am
Brazilian presidential candidate for the Social Liberal Party (PSL) Jair Bolsonaro (C) poses for a picture with a military woman during the graduation ceremony of a military school in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 17, 2018. Brazilian general elections will
Catalan rift clouds Spain's homage to attack victims 18 Aug 2018 - 02:48 am
Spain's Queen Letizia, Spain's King Felipe VI,Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, President of the Parliament Ana Pastor, President of the Senate, Pio Garcia Escudero, Catalan regional president Quim Torra and Catalan regional Speaker Roger Torrent (R t
Anger engulfs families as Italy buries its bridge victims 18 Aug 2018 - 02:32 am
Relatives pray and pay their respects near the coffin of a victim of the Morandi bridge's collapse, in Genoa, on August 17, 2018. AFP / Marco Bertorello
Indonesia celebrates 73 years of independence 18 Aug 2018 - 02:32 am
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Trump defends ex-aide Manafort as jury weighs verdict 17 Aug 2018 - 10:13 pm
Paul Manafort
Israeli gunfire kills 2 Gaza border protesters: Palestinians 17 Aug 2018 - 10:13 pm
A friend of Sadi Moamer, 26, who was killed during demonstrations near Rafah, mourns outside of a hospital near Rafah on August 17, 2018.  AFP / Said Khatib
India flood crisis mounts as 324 confirmed dead 17 Aug 2018 - 08:43 pm
Volunteering members of the public help sort flood relief material at the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), in Kozhikode district, about 385 km north of Trivandrum, in the south Indian state of Kerala, on August 17, 2018.  AFP / Manjunath Kiran
Kerala braces for heavy rains as floods kill 186 17 Aug 2018 - 12:50 pm
People are airlifted by the Indian Navy soldiers during a rescue operation at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 17, 2018. Reuters/Sivaram V
Judge orders women to begin defense in Kim Jong Nam's murder 17 Aug 2018 - 04:13 am
Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, who is on trial for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, is escorted as she leaves the Shah Alam High Court on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 16, 2018. Reuters/Lai Seng
Facing far-right protest, Merkel pledges action over failed asylum seekers 17 Aug 2018 - 04:13 am
 Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and parliamentary party leader of the CDU in Saxony Frank Kupfer arrive for a meeting of the CDU party in Saxony state in Dresden, on August 16, 2018. AFP / dpa / Sebastian Kahne
US newspapers to Trump: We're not enemies of the people 17 Aug 2018 - 04:13 am
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses members of his cabinet and the news media as he holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 16, 2018. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
Rally for universal rent control in NY 17 Aug 2018 - 04:13 am
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Doctors, nurses protest rule of Venezuela's socialist leader 17 Aug 2018 - 04:13 am
People shout as they take part in a protest of workers of the health sector due to the shortages of medicines and for higher wage, outside a public children hospital in Caracas, Venezuela August 16, 2018. Reuters/Marco Bello
Celebrating 50 years and more 17 Aug 2018 - 04:12 am
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Flood misery in Kerala: Death toll touches 114; armed forces mount massive recue operation 17 Aug 2018 - 03:44 am
Indian navy and rescue personnel evacuate local residents in an boat at Aluva, in the Indian state of Kerala, on August 16, 2018. AFP
Egypt finalising details of long-term Hamas-Israel truce: source 17 Aug 2018 - 03:44 am
Egyptian
Nukes and nationalism: Former Indian PM Vajpayee 17 Aug 2018 - 03:44 am
This file photo taken on May 17, 1996 shows Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (L), leader of the right wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), taking part in a campaign, in New Delhi.  AFP / Teki Tanwar