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Venezuela's Maduro says Trump out to kill him, Russia seeks talks 30 Jan 2019 - 03:20 pm
This handout picture released by the Venezuelan presidency shows Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C) and Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino (L) taking part in a ceremony during military exercises at the Libertador Air Base in Maracay, Aragua state, Ve
Beyond liberal base, some Democrats pitch to party moderates 30 Jan 2019 - 08:34 am
Former Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) speaks at the United States Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Woman with baby dies after falling down NYC subway stairs 30 Jan 2019 - 12:21 am
The lack of elevators makes it difficult for people in wheelchairs to use New York's subway system, and disability-rights activists have staged frequent protests over the issue. Photo courtesy: Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York or CIDNY @C
Spy chiefs break with Trump on many threats to the US 29 Jan 2019 - 10:59 pm
FBI director Christopher Wray, CIA director Gina Haspel National Intelligence  director Daniel Coats, Defense Intelligence Agency director General Robert Ashley arrive to testify on Worldwide Threats during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearin
More than 40 dead, 850 detained in Venezuela violence, UN says 29 Jan 2019 - 01:46 pm
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Record-breaking cold clobbers two-thirds of the US 29 Jan 2019 - 12:14 pm
A man feeds a seagulls on the Coney Island Boardwalk on a cold winter day in New York on January 22, 2019. AFP / Angela Weiss
'Goooal!': Brazil mother narrates games for blind son 29 Jan 2019 - 09:06 am
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Shooting that hurt 5 officers started with warrant attempt 29 Jan 2019 - 08:57 am
An officer assists local residents trying to get to their homes near the scene of a shooting where five Houston police officers were reported shot January 28, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Loren Elliott/Getty Images/AFP
Tornado hits Havana; Cuban president says 3 dead, 172 hurt 28 Jan 2019 - 04:46 pm
A man inspects a damaged car lying on its side in the tornado-hit Luyano neighborhood in Havana early on January 28, 2019. AFP / YAMIL LAGE
Firefighters search mud after Brazil dam collapse; 58 dead 28 Jan 2019 - 03:26 pm
A member of rescue team reacts, upon returning from the mission, after a tailings dam owned by Brazilian mining company Vale SA collapsed, in Brumadinho, Brazil January 27, 2019. Reuters/Adriano Machado
China says Canadian ambassador sacking an internal affair 28 Jan 2019 - 12:02 pm
FILE PHOTO: Picture of Canadian and Chinese flags taken prior to the meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and China's President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on December 5, 2017, in Beijing. Fred Dufour/Pool via REUTERS/File
Aide says Trump OK with second shutdown over border spat 27 Jan 2019 - 09:29 pm
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump wear boots as they head out together to tour hurricane damage in Florida from White House, October 15, 2018. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Search for survivors, despair in Brazil amid dam collapse 27 Jan 2019 - 09:29 pm
A firefighter carries rescued cages after a tailings dam from Brazilian miner Vale SA burst in Brumadinho, Brazil January 27, 2019. Reuters/Adriano Machado
At least 15 dead in mudslide at hotel in Peru: mayor 27 Jan 2019 - 05:07 pm
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Hope turns to anguish after Brazil dam collapse; 40 dead 27 Jan 2019 - 08:18 am
Rescue workers are seen at the scene after a tailings dam collapsed at an iron ore mine in Brumadinho, state of Minas Gerias, in southeastern Brazil, on January 26, 2019. (Lucas Bois - Anadolu Agency)
Pompeo warns Maduro to protect US diplomats: 'Do not test our resolve' 26 Jan 2019 - 06:01 pm
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Roger Stone’s arrest may hurt Trump’s ‘Love’ of Wikileaks 26 Jan 2019 - 05:27 pm
Roger Stone reacts as he walks to microphones after his appearance at Federal Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Joe Skipper TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
UK will recognise Guaido as Venezuela's president if no new election announced 26 Jan 2019 - 04:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins