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Syria peace talks to begin in Russia despite opposition boycott 29 Jan 2018 - 01:55 pm
Damaged buildings are seen after Russian and Assad regime airstrikes hit Kafr Amin district of Syria's Idlib province, which is a part of a de-escalation zone. Ubeyde Fad?l - Anadolu
Pro-Sisi surprise candidate to stand in Egypt election 29 Jan 2018 - 01:47 pm
Members of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi presidential campaign staff sift through boxes containing signatures in his support, needed to register for the elections, at the National Election Authority, in Cairo on January 24, 2018.   AFP / MOHAMED
Thousands homeless after 'forced evictions' in Somalia 29 Jan 2018 - 01:23 pm
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UN says 100,000 Rohingya in grave danger from monsoon rains 29 Jan 2018 - 12:44 pm
File photo of Rohingya refugees walk along the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo
Brexit woes mount for May, Fox says `foolish' to challenge her 29 Jan 2018 - 12:41 pm
Britain's International Trade Secretary Liam Fox gestures during the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 23, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland. AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI
Amazon UK to create 400 jobs in a new fulfilment centre in Rugby 29 Jan 2018 - 12:30 pm
File photo of Amazon boxes, January 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
UN Syria mediator to head commission to draft new Syrian constitution - Ifax 29 Jan 2018 - 12:22 pm
UN envoy Staffan de mistura dgives a press statement in the night on Saturday at the UN - Office in Vienna on January 27, 2018. / AFP / ALEX HALADA
Netanyahu says Iran wants Lebanon to be 'giant missile site' 29 Jan 2018 - 12:12 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin netanyahu speaks during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on January 28, 2018. / AFP / POOL / Tsafrir Abayov
Myanmar advisory panel chief says it cannot interfere in court case against reporters 29 Jan 2018 - 11:55 am
Surakiart Sathirathai (R), a former Thai foreign minister and chairman of the international advisory board on the crisis in Rakhine state, visits one of the camps set up by Myanmar's Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Minister for the repatriation of
Kabul on edge as IS gunmen launch fresh attack on military compound 29 Jan 2018 - 11:38 am
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers inspect at the site of an attack at the Marshal Fahim military academy in kabul, Afghanistan January 29, 2018. Reuters/Omar Sobhani
Czech President wins new term in boon to Euroskeptic Forces 29 Jan 2018 - 11:13 am
Czech President milos zeman reacts as he defeated pro-EU academic Jiri Drahos in the presidential election in Prague, Czech Republic, January 27, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Indian man killed after being sucked into MRI machine 29 Jan 2018 - 11:00 am
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Ingvar Kamprad, Ikea's Swedish Billionaire Founder, Dies at 91 29 Jan 2018 - 10:37 am
A visitor to the ikea museum takes a mobile photo of a picture of Ingvar Kamprad, founder of Swedish multinational furniture retailer ikea, in Almhult, Sweden, January 28, 2018. TT News Agency/Ola Torkelsson/via REUTERS
British accounting watchdog to investigate KPMG's audits of Carillion 29 Jan 2018 - 10:17 am
A worker guides down a sign showing the name of liquidated British construction and outsourcing group carillion after it was taken down off a construction crane on a building site in the City of London on January 23, 2017. / AFP / Daniel SORABJI
Sri Lanka still using draconian anti-terror laws: HRW 29 Jan 2018 - 10:00 am
File photo of an air force officer holding Sri Lanka's national flag as the sun sets at Galle Face Green in Colombo February 2, 2013. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Philippines to phase out its beloved cheap but rickety jeepneys 29 Jan 2018 - 09:43 am
A file photo of a row of jeepneys are seen plying a road in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines January 20, 2018. REUTERS/Dondi Tawatao
Hung out to dry twice, Tennessee city stumped by Trump's washer tariffs 29 Jan 2018 - 09:05 am
File photo of workers are seen during the construction of the LG Electronics washing machine plant in Clarksville, Tennessee, US January 18, 2018. REUTERS/David Lawder
Seine reaches peak in flood-hit Paris 29 Jan 2018 - 08:51 am
An image of Paris shows the flooded Quai de Grenelle by the banks of the Seine river, January 28, 2018.  / AFP / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT