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Despite risks, volcano offers affordable piece of paradise 08 May 2018 - 10:40 am
Resident Stacy Welch inspects fissures located near her home, which remains standing, in the Leilani Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of eruptions from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 7, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. Mario Tama/Getty Image
Trump considers benching Giuliani from doing TV interviews 08 May 2018 - 10:27 am
WASHINGTON, DC: Latest appointee to President Donald Trump's legal team and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani speaks at the Conference on Iran on May 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP
Crisis in Myanmar's Kachin means jungle treks to escape war 08 May 2018 - 10:14 am
Students take part in a rally demanding peace at the war-torn Kachin State in Yangon, Myanmar May 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Iran president warns of 'problems' as Trump decision looms 08 May 2018 - 10:05 am
File photo: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India, February 15, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo
Israeli soldier convicted of killing Palestinian is freed 08 May 2018 - 09:59 am
Peninsula
Taiwan blames China for absence from U.N. health meeting 08 May 2018 - 09:28 am
A man walks past a row of Taiwan's national flags in Taipei, October 14, 2011. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang
UK's Johnson says EU customs partnership plan is "crazy" 08 May 2018 - 09:15 am
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Kenyan lawyers wrangle with government over land registry digitisation 07 May 2018 - 11:10 pm
A woman walks past roasted corn for sale in Kenyan capital Nairobi, July 14, 2009. Reuters/Noor Khamis
Myanmar court convicts farmers of trespass in 'blow' to land rights 07 May 2018 - 11:02 pm
Workers building a water catchment area behind a government-constructed irrigation dam that flooded land belonging to Aung Thay and other villagers from Karen State.  © 2015 Patrick Brown for Human Rights Watch
Malawi makes it cheaper for women to run in 2019 election 07 May 2018 - 09:17 pm
Women carry baskets with food items on their heads at a market in Blantyre, Malawi July 10, 2017. Picture taken July 10, 2017. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
Trapped: Many hurdles to repatriate foreign nationals sex trafficked to India 07 May 2018 - 08:52 pm
A scene from Kamathipura red light district, Mumbai, India, December 1, 2014. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Rescuers blame 'red tape' while waiting with migrants at sea 07 May 2018 - 08:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: Migrants are rescued by Libyan coast guards in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, January, 15, 2018. (Reuters / Hani Amara)
UN appeals for stability in Lebanon after vote 07 May 2018 - 08:02 pm
Supporters of the Marada political party parade in their cars in the northern city of Zgharta as they celebrate the parliamentary elections results on May 7, 2018. / AFP / IBRAHIM CHALHOUB
Rebels begin evacuation of Syria's last besieged enclave 07 May 2018 - 06:01 pm
People on the outskirts of the Syrian rebel town of Rastan in the Homs province, heading toward busses to be evacuated.  May 7, 2018. AFP / SANA
US, Philippines launch largest military drills under Duterte 07 May 2018 - 05:31 pm
US military honour guards march with their national flag as US and Philippine officials stand at attention during the opening ceremony of the joint US and Philippines military exercise at the military headquarters in Manila on May 7, 2018.   AFP / TED ALJ
Landslides kill 18 in Rwanda, death toll at 200 since January 07 May 2018 - 05:07 pm
Peninsula
Lebanon PM Hariri says party loses third of seats 07 May 2018 - 04:50 pm
Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri reacts during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Lebanon's Hariri: election "very positive" sign to international community 07 May 2018 - 04:41 pm
:Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri gestures as he speaks during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir