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Trump praises North Korean leader’s decision not to fire missiles towards Guam 16 Aug 2017 - 05:37 pm
This file combination of pictures shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and US President Donald Trump. (AFP / SAUL LOEB AND Ed JONES)
Sierra Leone appeals for urgent help after deadly floods 15 Aug 2017 - 08:49 pm
People remove the wreckage at Regent region of Freetown after landslide struck the capital of the west African state of Sierra Leone on August 15, 2017. (Anadolu Agency)
Algeria's PM sacked after less than three months in office 15 Aug 2017 - 08:37 pm
Abdelmadjid Tebboune, is pictured at the National People's Assembly in Algiers, Algeria June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina
Zimbabwe’s Grace Mugabe accused of attacking model in hotel room 15 Aug 2017 - 07:55 pm
President Robert Mugabe kissing his wife and first lady Grace Mugabe during the country's 37th Independence Day celebrations at the National Sports Stadium in Harare on April 18, 2017. AFP / Jekesai Njikizana
Philippine police kill 21 in bloodiest overnight anti-drug raids 15 Aug 2017 - 07:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: An investigator takes notes next to the body of a man killed in a shoot-out with police in Manila,  October 21 2016
Baby girl “teargassed, beaten by Kenyan police” dies 15 Aug 2017 - 07:35 pm
Lenzer, mother of six month-old Samantha Pendo, stands next to her bed as the girl remains in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit of Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu, Kenya August 14, 2017. Reuters/Baz Ratner
Father who lost daughter seeks 'truth' about Indian hospital as weekend deaths push toll to 85 15 Aug 2017 - 07:05 pm
Mohammad Zahid, who lost his five-and-a-half year old daughter Khushi, holds his daughter's photograph in Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on August 14, 2017. AFP / Sanjay Kanojia
North Korea holds off on Guam missile plan as China urges “brakes” on rhetoric 15 Aug 2017 - 06:49 pm
This picture taken on August 14, 2017 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 15, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) clapping hands while viewing a stage during his inspecting the Command of the Str
Taliban warn Trump against troop increase in open letter 15 Aug 2017 - 04:57 pm
Afghan security forces keep watch near the site of U.S. airstrike on a civilian vehicle in Haska Mina district Nangarhar province on August 12, 2017. (AFP / NOORULLAH SHIRZADA)
After Merck, CEOs of Intel, Under Armour quit Trump panel over rally 15 Aug 2017 - 01:06 pm
US President Donald Trump steps from Air Force One at Kennedy Airport in New York, US, August 14, 2017. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Merck CEO resigns from Trump council over Charlottesville 15 Aug 2017 - 01:32 am
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Israeli billionaire Steinmetz held in custody in fraud probe 14 Aug 2017 - 09:35 pm
Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz arrives at the Israeli Rishon Lezion Justice court, near Tel Aviv on August 14, 2017. AFP / Jack Guez
More than 600,000 Syrians return home, mainly to Aleppo: UN 14 Aug 2017 - 02:09 pm
This file photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows a Syrian boy walking amid the rubble of destroyed buildings, in the northern city of Aleppo. (AFP / George OURFALIAN)
Islamic State Suspect Kills Policeman in Istanbul 14 Aug 2017 - 07:54 am
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17 dead in Burkina Faso restaurant 'terrorist attack' 14 Aug 2017 - 07:35 am
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Kuwait uses new system for oil extraction 14 Aug 2017 - 01:38 am
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Victim in Virginia melee wept for social justice, her boss says 13 Aug 2017 - 10:20 pm
An undated photo from the Facebook account of Heather Heyer, who was killed August 12, 2017 when a car plowed into a crowd of counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. Heather Heyer via Facebook/via Reuters
Italy applauds Libya's decision on migrant 'search and rescue' zone 13 Aug 2017 - 09:05 pm
Migrants on a rubber boat waiting to be evacuated during a rescue operation by the crew of the Topaz Responder on November 5, 2016 off the coast of Libya. (AFP/Andreas Solaro)