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Afghanistan announces Eid ceasefire with Taliban 19 Aug 2018 - 05:59 pm
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan July 15, 2018. (REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo)
800,000 displaced in flooding in southern Indian state 19 Aug 2018 - 01:05 pm
This picture taken on August 18, 2018 shows a view of a flooded area in the north part of Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala. / AFP / STR
Fresh quake rocks Indonesia's Lombok island 19 Aug 2018 - 12:10 pm
Debris and dust is seen after a building collapsed during an earthquake in lombok, Indonesia, August 19, 2018 in this still image obtained from a social media video. Amre Mogen /via REUTERS
Elephants take the flag in Indonesia independence ceremony 18 Aug 2018 - 02:30 pm
Sumatran elephants carrying the Red and White Flag to the handler (Mahout) to be raised at the ceremony the commemoration of the 73rd Republic of Indonesia anniversary at the Sampoiniet Conservation Response Unit (CRU), Aceh Jaya Regency, Aceh, Indonesia,
N. Korea urges Trump to be 'bold' on denuclearisation 18 Aug 2018 - 12:16 pm
File photo of the North Korean Flag. Reuters
Cricket hero Imran Khan sworn in as PM, taking power in Pakistan 18 Aug 2018 - 10:24 am
A man looks at a television screen displaying cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan swearing in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Karachi, Pakistan August 18, 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Pakistani lawmakers elect Imran Khan as prime minister 18 Aug 2018 - 03:36 am
Imran Khan (C), chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party speaks after he was elected as Prime Minister at the National Assembly (Lower House of Parliament) in Islamabad, Pakistan August 17, 2018. National Assembly Handout via Reuters
Vajpayee cremated with full military honours 18 Aug 2018 - 03:36 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah follow the hearse carrying the body of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as they move towards the cremation site in New Delhi, India, August 17, 2018
Modi arrives in flood-battered Kerala 18 Aug 2018 - 03:36 am
People travel in a truck to a safer place as flood waters ravaged the National Highway 47 in Ernakulam district of Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala, on August 17, 2018. AFP
Indonesia celebrates 73 years of independence 18 Aug 2018 - 02:32 am
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India flood crisis mounts as 324 confirmed dead 17 Aug 2018 - 08:43 pm
Volunteering members of the public help sort flood relief material at the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), in Kozhikode district, about 385 km north of Trivandrum, in the south Indian state of Kerala, on August 17, 2018. AFP / Manjunath Kiran
Kerala braces for heavy rains as floods kill 186 17 Aug 2018 - 12:50 pm
People are airlifted by the Indian Navy soldiers during a rescue operation at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 17, 2018. Reuters/Sivaram V
Judge orders women to begin defense in Kim Jong Nam's murder 17 Aug 2018 - 04:13 am
Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, who is on trial for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, is escorted as she leaves the Shah Alam High Court on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 16, 2018. Reuters/Lai Seng
Celebrating 50 years and more 17 Aug 2018 - 04:12 am
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Flood misery in Kerala: Death toll touches 114; armed forces mount massive recue operation 17 Aug 2018 - 03:44 am
Indian navy and rescue personnel evacuate local residents in an boat at Aluva, in the Indian state of Kerala, on August 16, 2018. AFP
Nukes and nationalism: Former Indian PM Vajpayee 17 Aug 2018 - 03:44 am
This file photo taken on May 17, 1996 shows Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (L), leader of the right wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), taking part in a campaign, in New Delhi. AFP / Teki Tanwar
Kerala flood toll jumps to 106, nearly 150,000 homeless 16 Aug 2018 - 06:47 pm
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (L) along with opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala (2L) visit a relief camp in Chengamanadu Government Higher Secondary School (HSS) in Ernakulam district of Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala on August 11, 2018.
India's three-time prime minister Vajpayee dead at 93 16 Aug 2018 - 04:08 pm
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Reuters file photo/Sunil Malhotra)

Europe

People row on the Main river during the sunset in front of the European Central Bank's (ECB) headquarters and banking district skyline in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) German exports fall for first time in five months
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Pic from official website of Egyptian Presidency. Egypt seeks broader AIIB cooperation in energy, transport, ports and logistics
An aerial view of residents and relatives of the victims killed in a bus crash gathering during their funeral at Sao Lourenco Church in the town of Sao Lourenco, on the island of Fogo, on September 6, 2026. (Photo by Herculano da Luz / AFP) Two days of national mourning declared in Cabo Verde following Fogo Island bus accident
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Americas

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Debra Martin Robinson, mother of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, murdered in April 2024 during a surfing trip, looks through a courtroom window during the trial of three murder suspects in Ensenada, Baja California state, Mexico, on September 7, 2026. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP) Trial begins in Mexico for alleged killers of Australian and American Surfers
A parking lot filled with Tesla Cybercabs is seen in the foreground as the nose of a Prime Air cargo plane rests on the ground after the aircraft overran the runway and struck cars the previous day at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on September 7, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) Amazon cargo plane crash flight data recorders recovered
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