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Macron gears up for challenges ahead 09 May 2017 - 01:28 am
Outgoing French president Francois Hollande (right) and French president-elect Emmanuel Macron talk as they walk during the ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany during WWII on May 8, 1945 under the Arc de Triomphe monumen
A Who’s Who of Emmanuel Macron’s inner circle 09 May 2017 - 01:28 am
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Unbowed Le Pen looks ahead to parliamentary elections 09 May 2017 - 01:28 am
French riot police face off with demonstrators the day after the country went to the polls, in Paris, yesterday. Police arrested 141 people in eastern Paris in clashes with masked protesters after the election of pro-business independent Emmanuel Macron a
Philippine drug war faces UN rights review 09 May 2017 - 01:27 am
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech shown on a screen during the universal periodic review of the Philippines by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in Geneva, yesterday.
Philippine-US joint military drills kick off 09 May 2017 - 01:16 am
Officials link arms during the opening of the annual Philippine-US military exercises at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Manila, yesterday.
Suu Kyi receives award on UK visit amid protest 09 May 2017 - 01:16 am
Protesters hold placards as Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi visits the Guildhall in London, yesterday.
India & Japan to deepen defence ties 09 May 2017 - 01:06 am
India's Defence Minister Arun Jaitley (centre) reviewing the honour guard with Japan's Defence Minister Tomomi Inada in Tokyo, yesterday.
Pressure on Shekau, Buhari's health led to Chibok girls' release 09 May 2017 - 01:01 am
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is seen at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja yesterday as he departs to London to receive medical care.
France continues populists’ losing streak 09 May 2017 - 01:01 am
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Trogneux celebrate on the stage at his victory rally near the Louvre in Paris.
New Hamas chief vows solidarity with hunger-striking prisoners 09 May 2017 - 01:01 am
Newly elected Hamas chief Ismail Haniyah flashes the V-sign after attending a rally in support of Palestinian hunger-striking prisoners held in Israeli jails, in Gaza City, yesterday.
What to know about South Korea's election 09 May 2017 - 01:01 am
Ahn Cheol-Soo (centre) of the People's Party greets his supporters in Seoul.
Bilkis urges no parole for convicts 09 May 2017 - 01:01 am
Bilkis Bano addressing a press conference in New Delhi, yesterday.
Some abducted Chibok schoolgirls refuse to be ‘freed’, says negotiator 08 May 2017 - 07:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: Children walk down the street of Chibok in Borno State, northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2016 (AFP STEFAN HEUNIS)
Car bomb attack kills six in Mogadishu: police 08 May 2017 - 07:22 pm
Source: twitter.com/@beerdhiga
Europe's far-right down but not out 08 May 2017 - 07:01 pm
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'Bibi' and 'Manu' Macron: the unorthodox new power couple 08 May 2017 - 06:50 pm
French presidential election candidate for the 'En Marche!' (Onwards!) political movement, Emmanuel Macron (L) greets with his wife Brigitte Trogneux (R) after winning the 2017 French election at the Esplanade du Louvre in Paris, France on May 07, 2017. (
Irish beach reappears 33 years after vanishing into Atlantic Ocean 08 May 2017 - 06:30 pm
A woman walks her dogs along Dooagh beach after a storm returned sand to it, 30 years after another storm had stripped all the sand off the beach, on Achill island, County Mayo, Ireland, May 5, 2017. Picture taken May 5, 2017. MANDATORY CREDIT Sean Molloy
Canada’s Quebec battles floods; police search for toddler, man swept away 08 May 2017 - 06:23 pm
Hydro-Quebec workers check on evacuated homes in a flooded residential neighbourhood in Rigaud, Quebec, Canada May 7, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi