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Self-help guru who ran a cult-like society of women sex slaves goes on trial in New York 08 May 2019 - 12:08 am
Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo (L) points in the direction of former self-help guru Keith Raniere, in this courtroom sketch, at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse in New York, May 7, 2019. Reuters/Jane Rosenberg
Pompeo cancels Germany visit due to 'pressing issues': US 07 May 2019 - 12:53 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes his way to board a plane before departing from Rovaniemi Airport in Rovaniemi, Finland, after taking part in the 11th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council on May 7, 2019. AFP / POOL / MANDEL NGAN
Dogs well positioned in 2020 US presidential race 06 May 2019 - 08:34 pm

In this file photo taken on January 12, 2019 Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), husband Bruce Mann and their dog Bailey take the stage before Warren addresses an “Organizing Event” as part of her exploratory presidential committee at Manchester Community
Thrust reverser 'not working' on Florida plane that crashed in river 06 May 2019 - 10:26 am
This image released by the US Navy shows a Boeing 737 aircraft in the St. Johns River May 4, 2019 after sliding off the runway at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida on May 3, 2019. AFP PHOTO / US NAVY / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas
Panama's Cortizo wins close presidential race, calls for national unity 06 May 2019 - 10:15 am
Panama's presidential candidate for the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) Laurentino Cortizo (C) celebrates after being elected President of Panama, in Panama City on May 5, 2019. AFP / JOHAN ORDONEZ
Trump ratchets up pressure on China, threatens tariff hikes 06 May 2019 - 10:03 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 02, 2019 US President Donald Trump speaks at the National Day of Prayer Service, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Panamanians go to the polls to elect a new president 05 May 2019 - 10:56 pm
A Kuna indigenous woman casts her vote at a polling station during presidential and parliamentary elections in Kuna Negra municipality, Panama City on May 5, 2019.  AFP / Luis Acosta
'Miracle': Plane crashes into Florida river, but no deaths 04 May 2019 - 10:23 am
A Boeing 737 is seen in the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. May 3, 2019, in this picture obtained from social media. JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF’S OFFICE /via REUTERS
Former White House chief joins firm that detains migrant children 04 May 2019 - 10:10 am
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Central American farmers suffer major crop losses, need food aid: UN 03 May 2019 - 10:15 pm
Farmers plough the land with the help of their horse on a plantation in Tierra Blanca de Cartago, east of San Jose, May 15, 2012. Reuters / Juan Carlos Ulate
Missile contracts surge as US exits arms treaty: study 02 May 2019 - 10:12 pm
A P-8 Poseidon flies over the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) as part of information-gathering operations during Valiant Shield 2016 in the Philippine Sea September 16, 2016.  US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialis
Biden's rise in 2020 race catches Trump's eye, unnerves his allies 02 May 2019 - 01:10 pm
Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden speaks to guests during a campaign event at The River Center on May 1, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
Maduro hangs on as Venezuelan protests peter out 02 May 2019 - 10:33 am
Venezuelan residents in Colombia protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Bogota, Colombia, May 1, 2019. Reuters/Carlos Julio Martinez
Barr deflects as Democrats say he misled on Mueller summary 01 May 2019 - 09:53 pm
US Attorney General William Barr speaks about the release of the Mueller Report at the Department of Justice, April 18, 2019 in Washington DC. AFP/Brendan Smialowski
Kirchner's book keeps Argentines guessing over presidential bid 01 May 2019 - 09:52 pm
Supporters of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner stand in front of a banner with her image as they wait for her to leave court in Buenos Aires, October 31, 2016. Reuters/Marcos Brindicci
Decades-old fight for women's equal rights goes before US lawmakers 01 May 2019 - 09:11 pm
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) (C) holds a thumbs up as National Organization for Women President Toni Van Pelt (L), President and co-founder of the Feminist Majority Foundation Eleanor Smeal (2nd L), and Actress Alyssa Milano (R) attend a news conferen
Rare conviction of officer in shooting spurs race concerns 01 May 2019 - 07:05 pm
Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor walks out of the courthouse during a recess on the first day of opening arguments of his trial, where he is charged in the 2017 fatal shooting of 40-year-old Australian woman Justine Ruszczyk Damond, in Minne
US Attorney General Barr defends his actions on Mueller report 01 May 2019 - 06:15 pm
US Attorney General William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee May 1, 2019 in Washington, DC. Barr testified on the Justice Department's investigation of Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/A