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Schoolteachers on edge as Trump mulls changing ‘Dreamers’ policy 03 Sep 2017 - 11:38 pm
A map of Mexico as it was in 1794 is displayed as young immigrants and their supporters rally in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in Los Angeles, California on September 1, 2017. A decision is expected in coming days on whether US
Trump leads international condemnation of North Korea nuclear test 03 Sep 2017 - 10:47 pm
A Chinese vendor displays a pin with an image of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, in the border city of Dandong, opposite the North Korean town of Sinuiju, in China's northeast Liaoning province on September 3, 2017. AFP / Greg Baker
Turkey should not become EU member, Merkel tells TV debate 03 Sep 2017 - 10:36 pm
Journalists watch a TV debate between German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and her challenger Germany's Social Democratic Party SPD candidate for chancellor Martin Schulz in Berlin, Germany, September 3, 2017. Reuters/Fa
British PR firm Bell Pottinger’s CEO resigns ahead of South Africa report: Financial Times 03 Sep 2017 - 10:01 pm
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Nearly 100 inmates escape in Ivory Coast prison break 03 Sep 2017 - 07:16 pm
Representative image: Buimo prison, Lae, Papua New Guinea (Reuters)
More Rohingya pour into Bangladesh; camps at full capacity 03 Sep 2017 - 05:05 pm
Rohingya Muslims, fled from ongoing military operations in Myanmar’s Rakhine state are seen at a makeshift shelters in Cox's Bazar Bangladesh on September 03, 2017. ( Zakir Hossain Chowdury - Anadolu Agency )
Modi appoints India's first female defence minister 03 Sep 2017 - 03:59 pm
India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician and member of parliament Nirmala Sitharaman takes the oath during the swearing-in ceremony of new ministers at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, September 3, 2017. (REUTERS/ Prakash Singh)
Largest wildfire in Los Angeles history forces hundreds to evacuate 03 Sep 2017 - 12:54 pm
Flames from the La Tuna Fire blaze on a hill in the Shadow Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, September 2, 2017. The La Tuna fire exploded to 8,000 acres on September 2, 2017, prompting mandatory evacuations and destorying three structures. It
North Korea conducts sixth nuclear test; says developed H-bomb 03 Sep 2017 - 10:51 am
A South Korean official watches television news channels showing North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un, at the Korea Meteorological Administration in Seoul on September 3, 2017. The
Trump pitches in at shelter for Harvey victims 02 Sep 2017 - 09:33 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump poses for a photo as he and first lady Melania Trump help volunteers hand out meals during a visit with flood survivors of Hurricane Harvey at a relief center in Houston, Texas, U.S., September 2, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Fuming Kenyatta hits out at judiciary over poll cancellation 02 Sep 2017 - 07:26 pm
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses Governors and Members of County Assembly at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya September 2, 2017. Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
Trump flies to storm-battered Texas and Louisiana amid difficult recovery 02 Sep 2017 - 06:35 pm
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump board Air Force One on September 2, 2017, at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. The Trumps are traveling to Texas and Lousiana to assess conditions in the storm-ravaged states. (AFP / Nicholas Kamm)
Rohingya Muslims flee as more than 2,600 houses burned in Myanmar’s Rakhine 02 Sep 2017 - 11:38 am
A group of Rohingya refugees walk on the muddy road after travelling over the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 1, 2017. (REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain)
White House readies $5.9B request for Harvey recovery aid 01 Sep 2017 - 09:25 pm
U.S. first lady Melania Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. President Donald Trump receive an update on Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 1, 2017. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Thousands flee Texas towns flooded by Harvey; petrol prices spike 01 Sep 2017 - 09:11 pm
Dickinson residents discard possessions damaged by flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey September 1, 2017 in Dickinson, Texas. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP)
Kenya’s Supreme Court declares presidential vote invalid; calls for new polls 01 Sep 2017 - 12:41 pm
Kenyan Supreme Court judges rule over an opposition petition challenging the result of the August 8 presidential election in Nairobi on September 1, 2017. Kenya's Supreme Court declared the results of last month's presidential poll
French foreign minister to travel to Libya to push peace deal 01 Sep 2017 - 12:18 am
Founder of French broadband Internet provider Iliad, Xavier Niel (3rd L), French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (2nd R), French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (L), French Junior Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (C), French Juni
South Africa’s Zuma gets rowdy reception in parliament 31 Aug 2017 - 08:03 pm
FILE PHOTO: South African President Jacob Zuma answers questions at Parliament in Cape Town on March 17, 2016.  (REUTERS / Mike Hutchings)