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'Laughable': Tillerson dismisses reports he'll be ousted 01 Dec 2017 - 07:23 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks with reporters after meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2017. (REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan)
Traffic-weary Chinese man fined for repainting road lines 01 Dec 2017 - 12:24 pm
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Gunmen attack agriculture institute in Pakistan, killing 9 01 Dec 2017 - 11:42 am
Rescue workers assist an injured student from the shooting at Directorate of Agriculture Institute in Peshawar, Pakistan December 1, 2017. Reuters/Fayaz Aziz
Strong quake hits southeast Iran, no fatalities 01 Dec 2017 - 10:45 am
FILE PHOTO: An inside view of a building is seen at Sarpol-e Zahab province of Kermanshah, Iran on November 13, 2017 following an earthquake that hit the Iraq and Iran (Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu Agency)
Kim Jong-Nam was carrying VX 'antidote': lawyer 01 Dec 2017 - 10:45 am
Kim Jong-Nam had 12 tablets of Atropine in his backpack when he was attacked, said defence lawyer Gooi Soon Seng, citing testimony from the ongoing trial of the two women accused of killing him.
Five arrested over elephant killing in Sri Lanka 01 Dec 2017 - 10:08 am
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Trump tweets strain US-Britain 'special relationship' 01 Dec 2017 - 10:07 am
Britain's Queen Elizabeth visits the Canine Partners charity in Midhurst, Britain, November 30, 2017. Reuters/Richard Pohle
US battles for global approach on N.Korea amid Russia, China doubts 01 Dec 2017 - 10:07 am
From L: Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon pose for a family photo d
Supporters, critics of Philippines' Duterte protest 01 Dec 2017 - 09:38 am
Activists scuffle with policemen during an anti-Duterte protest in Manila on November 30, 2017, denouncing the government's crackdown of activists and what they call US-backed Duterte dictartorship.  AFP / Noel Celis
Japan’s Emperor Akihito to abdicate on April 30, 2019 01 Dec 2017 - 09:37 am
Japan's Prince Akishino (front C) and his wife Princess Kiko (front R) stroll in the garden for a family photo with their children Prince Hisahito (top) and Princess Mako, at their residence in Akasaka Imperial Grounds in Tokyo, Japan, in this handout pho
China vows improvements after kindergarten abuse scandal 01 Dec 2017 - 09:37 am
In this picture taken on November 29, 2017, a traffic warden teaches traffic laws and regulations to children in a kindergarten in Handan, Hebei province. AFP
Cyclone Ockhi: Navy, Coast Guard save 33 Kerala fishermen 01 Dec 2017 - 09:37 am
An Indian resident walks past under an umbrella during heavy monsoon rains in Chennai on November 30, 2017. AFP / Arun Sankar
Croatian president says 'we must admit crimes' after court suicide 30 Nov 2017 - 10:17 pm
A wartime commander of Bosnian Croat forces, Slobodan Praljak, is seen during a hearing at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in the Hague, Netherlands, November 29, 2017. ICTY via Reuters TV
Man charged with murder of missing French girl 30 Nov 2017 - 10:05 pm
This file photo taken on August 28, 2017 shows the owner of a bar attaching an appeal for witnesses poster issued by the Gendarmerie of Pont-de-Beauvoisin for Maelys, a 9-year-old girl, who disappeared during a wedding party on August 26 overnight. AFP /
Trump was 'wrong' but UK-US relations will endure: May 30 Nov 2017 - 04:39 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May attends a press conference, in Amman, Jordan, November 30, 2017 REUTERS/Toby Melville
Russia rejects US call to cut North Korea ties 30 Nov 2017 - 03:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts with Ri Pyong Chol (L) in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 15, 2017.
UN brings Syria talks under one roof, if not into one room 30 Nov 2017 - 03:01 pm
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrives prior to a meeting during the UN-led Intra-Syrian talks in Geneva on November 30, 2017.  AFP / POOL / Xu Jinquan
Tourists leave as Bali's volcano-hit airport gets back to business 30 Nov 2017 - 02:55 pm
A tourist from Russia poses while a friend takes her photograph with Mount Agung volcano erupting in the background from Amed, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia, November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside