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Plaque commemorating Thai revolution removed, prompting outcry 15 Apr 2017 - 09:08 am
A new plaque is seen in place of a previous plaque, which had gone missing, at the Royal plaza in Bangkok, Thailand, April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Matthew Tostevin
Number of Islamic State fighters killed by US bomb jumps to 90 15 Apr 2017 - 08:59 am
A combination of still images taken from a video released by the U.S. Department of Defense on April 14, 2017 shows (clockwise) the explosion of a MOAB, or
Delta Airlines to offer $10K for bumping 15 Apr 2017 - 08:44 am
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Egypt Copts ready for Easter mass despite attacks 15 Apr 2017 - 08:41 am
Egyptian women pass by the window of a Coptic Orthodox Churches outside a Christian church-paraphernalia shop displaying crucifixes and icons in the capital Cairo's northern suburb of Shubra, on April 11, 2017.  AFP / KHALED DESOUKI
Violence flares at Australian refugee facility in Papua New Guinea 15 Apr 2017 - 08:31 am
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US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis to travel next week to Middle East, Africa 15 Apr 2017 - 07:36 am
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Troops mass in Pyongyang show of strength 15 Apr 2017 - 07:33 am
People walk past a television screen broadcasting live footage of a parade to mark the 105th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder Kim Il-Sung, at a railway station in Seoul on April 15, 2017.   AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je
Buses evacuate hundreds from four besieged Syria towns 15 Apr 2017 - 07:19 am
A picture taken on April 14, 2017 shows buses parked in Aleppo, waiting for militants and members of their families from Madaya and Zabadani, to board and to head to Ramousseh as part of the deal between the opposition and the Syrian government. AFP / Geo
Riots, looting in Venezuela; opposition leaders arrested 15 Apr 2017 - 07:16 am
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DR Congo suspends military cooperation with Belgium 15 Apr 2017 - 07:11 am
Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders
Erdogan in last dash for 'Yes' vote 14 Apr 2017 - 11:20 pm
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Video of Kashmiri youth tied to military jeep as a human shield evokes anger in the valley 14 Apr 2017 - 08:14 pm
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22 years after it scrapped Mumbai-Jeddah pilgrim ship, India now mulling sea route option for Haj 14 Apr 2017 - 07:51 pm
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Indian President lays foundation for Ambedkar Economics School in Bengaluru 14 Apr 2017 - 07:51 pm
Statue of BR Ambedkar inside Ambedkar Park Lucknow (Photo courtesy: Kg.iitb / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0)
Nepal quake survivors at risk again with a third of homes poorly built 14 Apr 2017 - 07:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks out from her house damaged during the 2015 earthquakes in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 25, 2016 (Reuters / Navesh Chitrakar)
India’s denial of rights to tribals in tiger reserves raises fears of violence 14 Apr 2017 - 07:20 pm
Raja, a rescued Royal Bengal Tiger, rests inside South Kahayar Bari tiger rescue centre at Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, about 160 km north of the eastern city of Siliguri February 21, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/Files
Rich countries criticised for using aid money to host refugees instead of tackling poverty 14 Apr 2017 - 07:20 pm
FILE PHOTO: Refugees from Ghana are interviewed at the Welcome Place in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada, February 1, 2017 (REUTERS / Lyle Stafford)
Melenchon: France’s fiesty Castro fan and would-be president 14 Apr 2017 - 07:05 pm
Jean-Luc Melenchon