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At least six dead in Brazil after powerful storm lashes Rio de Janeiro 07 Feb 2019 - 07:43 pm
The owner looks at his car damaged by a fallen tree after a storm in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 7, 2019.  AFP / CDS / Carl De Souza
Flames from San Francisco gas explosion damage 5 buildings 07 Feb 2019 - 06:13 pm
Fire fighters battle a fire sparked by a ruptured gas line in San Francisco, California, U.S., February 6, 2019. Reuters/Stephen Lam
Families' anguish still raw as Genoa bridge demolition to begin 07 Feb 2019 - 06:13 pm
A general view of the collapsed Morandi Bridge in the port city of Genoa, Italy, February 7, 2019. Reuters/Massimo Pinca
Photographer drugged, raped young models 07 Feb 2019 - 06:13 pm
Representational image. (Reuters/Steve Marcus)
Snooze of the Union: (Joshua) Trump's power nap goes viral 07 Feb 2019 - 05:24 pm
First lady Melania Trump (L) with Grace Eline and Joshua Trump, special guests of President Donald Trump, attend the State of the Union address at the US Capitol on February 5, 2019.  AFP / Mandel Ngan
Generation Guaido: a threat to Chavez-style power in Venezuela 07 Feb 2019 - 11:36 am
Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido pauses as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Caracas, Venezuela January 31, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Milwaukee officer killed serving warrant; suspect arrested 07 Feb 2019 - 07:47 am
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A special kind of shade: Pelosi smirks, dismisses Trump 06 Feb 2019 - 10:02 pm
US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver the State of the Union address, alongside Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence,at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2019. / AFP / pool / Doug Mills
Venezuela's military blocks humanitarian aid shipment 06 Feb 2019 - 09:50 am
General view of the Tienditas Bridge on the border between the Colombian city of Cucuta and Tachira, Venezuela, after Venezuelan military forces block the bridge with containers on February 5, 2019. AFP / SCHNEYDER MENDOZA
Women in white: Dem solidarity stands out at State of Union 06 Feb 2019 - 07:48 am
Congresswomen, dressed in white in tribute to the women's suffrage movement, applaud as they attend the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2019. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
Trump plans to meet North Korea's Kim in Vietnam Feb. 27-28 06 Feb 2019 - 07:46 am
US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address, alongside Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2019. AFP / POOL / Doug Mills
Trump urges unity in State of the Union speech 06 Feb 2019 - 07:37 am
US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2019. AFP / POOL / Doug Mills
‘Bandits’ kill 26 in Zamfara state, NW Nigeria: police 05 Feb 2019 - 09:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: Soldiers of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army stand by the road in Damboa Borno State, northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2016. AFP/Stefan Heunis
Washington warns new migrant 'caravan' against crossing border 05 Feb 2019 - 06:46 pm
A police officer takes pictures of migrants as they arrive in the back of a truck to a provisional shelter during their journey towards the United States, in Saltillo, Mexico February 3, 2019. Reuters/Daniel Becerril
Colorado jogger fends off, kills mountain lion on rural trail 05 Feb 2019 - 12:28 pm
File photo of a mountain lion makes its way through fresh snow in the foothills outside of Golden, Colorado April 3, 2014. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo
US president invites bullied boy named Trump to annual speech 05 Feb 2019 - 07:37 am
The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young
Candidate of Palestine origin wins Salvador presidency 04 Feb 2019 - 09:14 pm
Nayib Bukele (2-R) of the Great National Alliance, his wife Gabriela Rodriguez (R) and Vice President Felix Ulloa (2-L) after winning presidential elections in Plaza Morazan, San Salvador on February 3, 2019. (Alfredo Zuniga/Anadolu Agency )
The rise and fall of 'El Chapo,' Mexico's most wanted kingpin 04 Feb 2019 - 08:50 pm
Recaptured drug lord Joaquin