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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
As new protests loom, was Venezuela opposition outplayed? 01 May 2019 - 05:41 pm
Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro display placard with pictures of Maduro and late leader Hugo Chavez during a rally on May Day in Caracas on May 1, 2019.   AFP / Yuri CORTEZ
Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid 'attempted coup' 01 May 2019 - 11:53 am
Handout photo released by the Venezuelan Presidency of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (L) accompanied by military commanders and members of his cabinet at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, on April 30, 2019. AFP PHOTO / VENEZUELAN PRESI
Gunman kills 2, injures 4 at University of North Carolina, Charlotte 01 May 2019 - 08:04 am
Police keeps the campus on lockdown after a shooting at the University of North Carolina Charlotte in University City, Charlotte, on April 30, 2019. AFP / Logan Cyrus
'Venezuela confronting coup attempt of soldier group' 30 Apr 2019 - 05:38 pm
Soldiers and people react to the sound of gunfire near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase
How the world is reacting to Venezuela 'coup bid' 30 Apr 2019 - 04:32 pm
Members of the Bolivarian National Guard loyal to Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido take position in front of La Carlota base in Caracas on April 29, 2019. AFP / Yuri CORTEZ
Venezuela's Guaido leads military uprising 30 Apr 2019 - 02:04 pm
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognised as the country's rightful interim ruler, shakes hands with a military member near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase
Trump sues banks in bid to block Congress subpoenas 30 Apr 2019 - 10:15 am
The Deutsche Bank headquarters are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
Fact Check: Trump's misleading rhetoric on immigrants 29 Apr 2019 - 11:49 pm
A construction crew works on replacing the US-Mexico border fence as seen from Tijuana in Baja, California state on January 9, 2019. AFP/Guillermo Arias