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Maldives president seeks extension to state of emergency 19 Feb 2018 - 04:26 pm
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South Africa steps up action against Zuma-linked family 19 Feb 2018 - 03:45 pm
South African flags are seen during a ceremony ahead of South Africa's newly-minted president National address at the Parliament in Cape Town, on February 16, 2018.  AFP / Nasief Manie
Russia says 'no evidence' it meddled in US election 19 Feb 2018 - 03:08 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) welcomes his Algerian counterpart during his visit to Moscow on February 19, 2018. AFP / Alexander NEMENOV
British police arrest woman over "move your van" note on ambulance 19 Feb 2018 - 02:53 pm
File photo of an ambulance in central London. Reuters
Islamic State kills 25 Iraqi militiamen near Kirkuk 19 Feb 2018 - 02:52 pm
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Afghan political crisis deepens as second governor refuses to resign 19 Feb 2018 - 02:34 pm
File picture of President Ashraf Ghani. Reuters
Singapore to impose carbon tax from 2019 19 Feb 2018 - 01:06 pm
Motorists drive on an elevated highway in Singapore on February 19, 2018. Singapore will impose a carbon tax from next year to cut greenhouse gas emissions and make companies competitive as global agreements on climate change take effect, the government s
Pro-regime forces to enter Syria's Afrin 'within hours': state media 19 Feb 2018 - 12:34 pm
File photo of a village in Afrin’s Rajo town in Syria (Hi?am Al Homsi / Anadolu Agency)
Merkel to tap rumoured successor for top party role 19 Feb 2018 - 12:27 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 27, 2017 shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) applauding Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer after she won regional elections in the southwestern federal state of Saarland, during a meeting with the leadership of their c
IS claims responsibility for church shooting in Russia 19 Feb 2018 - 12:08 pm
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Lego builds foundations in China classrooms as old markets slow 19 Feb 2018 - 12:03 pm
FILE PHOTO: A boy looks at Lego boxes next to his mother at a Lego store in Beijing, China January 13, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
Latvian PM says central bank chief should resign 19 Feb 2018 - 11:54 am
A national flag flutters over the Latvian central bank's headquarters in Riga, Latvia February 18, 2018. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Indonesia's Sinabung volcano unleashes towering ash column 19 Feb 2018 - 11:22 am
An Indonesian man takes picture of Mount Sinabung volcano as it spews thick volcanic ash into the air in Karo, North Sumatra, on February 19, 2018. AFP / Endro Rusharyanto
Reports of hundreds of Russians killed in Syria attempt to exploit war - RIA cites lavrov 19 Feb 2018 - 11:13 am
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gives a speech during the Munich Security Conference on February 17, 2018 in Munich, southern Germany. AFP / Thomas Kienzle
Dozens of Dutch budget carrier's flights canceled, delayed 19 Feb 2018 - 11:04 am
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Iranian rescue teams find site, wreckage from plane crash 19 Feb 2018 - 10:58 am
Relatives of a passenger who was believed to have been killed in a plane crash react near the town of Semirom, Iran, February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency
Quake shakes Mexicans out of bed, alarms sound in capital 19 Feb 2018 - 10:53 am
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck southern Mexico early on Monday, sending frightened residents into the streets as seismic alarms echoed across the capital, although there were no immediate reports of damage.
Trump blasts Oprah over 60 Minutes episode 19 Feb 2018 - 10:46 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 14, 2016, Oprah Winfrey speaks at the White House Summit on the United State of Women in Washington, DC. AFP / YURI GRIPAS