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Two shot dead in downtown Zurich: police 23 Feb 2018 - 11:30 pm
Police officials gather at the scene of a shooting outside a branch of UBS bank in Zurich on February 23, 2018. Two people were shot dead in central Zurich, police said, as media reported numerous shots had been fired in what appeared to have been a priva
France and Germany ask Putin to stop Syria attacks, hope for ceasefire 23 Feb 2018 - 10:50 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker during a European Union leaders informal summit in Brussels, Belgium, February 23, 2018. Reuters/Yves Herman
After shooting, return to school brings teachers to tears 23 Feb 2018 - 09:50 pm
Kay Blake (L) hugs school bus driver Pearlie Corker as they visit in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as teachers and staff are allowed to return to the school for the first time since the mass shooting on campus on February 23, 2018 in Parkl
Two car bombs explode in Somali capital and kill 18 people 23 Feb 2018 - 09:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Residents help a man wounded during an attack in the center of Mogadishu on February 26, 2016. (AFP / Mohamed Abdiwahab)
US to open Jerusalem embassy in May, marking Israel's 70th anniversary 23 Feb 2018 - 09:28 pm
Palestinians carry a wounded man during a protest against US President Donald Trump’s announcement to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza on February 23, 2018. (Ali Jadallah /Anadolu Agency)
Turkey condemns Israel’s approval of new settler units 23 Feb 2018 - 09:22 pm
A crane lowers a caravan to the ground in Amichai, a new settlement which will house some 300 Jewish settlers evicted in February 2017 from the illegal West Bank settlement of Amona, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, February 22, 2018. Reuters/Ammar Awad
US imposes more North Korea sanctions; targets ships, firms 23 Feb 2018 - 09:14 pm
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin briefs on North Korea at the White House in Washington, February 23, 2018. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Palestinians angry at reports of early US Embassy move to Jerusalem 23 Feb 2018 - 08:33 pm
An Israeli flag is seen near the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary, December 6, 2017. Reuters/Ammar Awad
Hungary wants at least half a billion euros for protecting borders -PM 23 Feb 2018 - 04:13 pm
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his annual state of the nation speech in Budapest, Hungary, February 18, 2018. Slogan reads
Singapore school test papers stolen in transit to British examiner 23 Feb 2018 - 03:58 pm
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Japan arrests men who fired on North Korean 'embassy' 23 Feb 2018 - 03:29 pm
Japanese police stand guard near the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan that serves as a defacto embassy for North Koreans, in Tokyo on February 23, 2018. Japan OUT / AFP / JIJI PRESS
Three dead, 7 hurt as armed groups clash in C.Africa flashpoint 23 Feb 2018 - 03:01 pm
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Reports say Iran temporarily bans ATR aircraft after crash 23 Feb 2018 - 02:53 pm
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Biggest Indonesian party backs President Widodo for new term 23 Feb 2018 - 02:45 pm
File photo of Indonesian President Joko Widodo delivers a speech at Foreign Ministry office in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 12, 2018. Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro/ via REUTERS
China orders 2 detained for posing in Japanese army uniforms 23 Feb 2018 - 01:39 pm
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Five refugees killed, 20 injured, in Rwanda camp food protest - police 23 Feb 2018 - 01:26 pm
A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo is seen with her children as they prepare a meal near the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) offices in Kiziba refugee camp in Karongi District, Rwanda February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jean Bizi
Former S.African soldier sentenced to death in S.Sudan 23 Feb 2018 - 01:12 pm
William John Endley, a South African national and an adviser to South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar, sits in the dock, in the High Court in Juba, South Sudan February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Samir Bol
Philippine police say 10 killed in bloody night of drug busts 23 Feb 2018 - 12:56 pm
File photo of Philippine police. REUTERS/Andrew R.C. Marshall