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Death toll reaches 73 in Mexico fuel pipeline fire horror 20 Jan 2019 - 08:12 am
A group of forensic experts work at the site of a massive blaze triggered by a leaky pipeline in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo state, Mexico on January 19, 2019. AFP / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
Mexico explosion death toll hits 66; 85 missing 19 Jan 2019 - 04:45 pm
Firefighters are working at extinguishing the fire at the scene of a massive blaze trigerred by a leaky pipeline in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo state, on January 19, 2019.   AFP / FRANCISCO VILLEDA
Special counsel disputes explosive report on Trump lawyer testimony 19 Jan 2019 - 01:06 pm
(FILES) In this file photo US President Donald Trump chairs a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 2, 2019. AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM
Mexican pipeline blast during fuel raid kills at least 21 19 Jan 2019 - 09:22 am
People react at the scene where a ruptured fuel pipeline exploded, in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico, near the Tula refinery of state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), January 18, 2019 in this still image taken from a video obtained
Talks over Los Angeles teachers strike to resume Saturday 19 Jan 2019 - 09:17 am
Striking teachers and supporters rally outside City Hall as negotiations resume on January 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. David McNew/Getty Images/AFP
Officer who killed teen used racial slurs, excessive force 18 Jan 2019 - 10:06 pm
Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke looks as the murder trial of 17-year old Laquan McDonald going on in Chicago, October 5, 2018/ Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Reuters
Marxist terrorists blamed for worst Bogota bloodbath in 16 years 18 Jan 2019 - 08:31 pm
Security forces work at the site of an apparent car bomb attack on a police cadet training school in Bogota, that left at least four people dead and 10 injured on January 17, 2019.  AFP / Juan Barreto
Trump grounds Democratic speaker's foreign travel 18 Jan 2019 - 07:19 pm
Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference in Washington DC on November 7, 2018. AFP / Nicholas Kamm
21 dead in car bomb attack on Colombian police academy 18 Jan 2019 - 11:15 am
People wait for news outside the site of an explosion on a police cadet training school in Bogota on January 17, 2019. AFP / Juan Barreto
Juan Guaido: the 'kid' taking on Venezuela's Maduro 18 Jan 2019 - 10:53 am
Juan Guaido, President of Venezuela's National Assembly, attends a gathering in Caracas, Venezuela January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
California storm moving out after battering state for 3 days 18 Jan 2019 - 04:15 am
Pedestrian crosses a street in the rain in Montebello, California on January 16, 2019 as southern California is hit by another storm, pushed by an atmospheric river, with rainfall expected to get heavier later into the day.  AFP / Frederic J Brown
New caravan crosses Guatemala, first migrants enter Mexico 18 Jan 2019 - 04:15 am
Migrants from Honduras, part of a new caravan from Central America trying to reach the United States, walk along a road in Chiquimula, Guatemala January 16, 2019. Reuters/Jorge Cabrera
Five deaths blamed on storms that dump snow, rain on California 17 Jan 2019 - 10:08 am
Vehicles make their way under heavy rain on the 710 Freeway in Long Beach, California on January 16, 2019 as southern California is hit by another storm, pushed by an atmospheric river, with rainfall expected to get heavier later into the day. AFP / Frede
After Americans killed, Trump's Syria plan prompts questions 17 Jan 2019 - 08:24 am
An image grab taken from a video obtained by AFPTV on January 16, 2019, shows US troops gathered at the scene of a suicide attack in the northern Syrian town of Manbij. AFP / ANHA
Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis 17 Jan 2019 - 08:11 am
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Los Angeles mayor offers to mediate talks to end teachers strike - union leaders 17 Jan 2019 - 07:55 am
Students pose for a snapshot after walking the picket line with their teachers and parents on the third day of the teachers' strike, January 16, 2019, outside Dahlia Heights Elementary School in the Eagle Rock section of Los Angeles, California. AFP / Rob
Northern California braces for heavy rain, snow storm 16 Jan 2019 - 07:49 pm
Striking teachers in the Los Angeles public school system deal with the rain and wind after going on strike in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 14, 2019. Picture taken January 14, 2019. Mike Blake\ REUTERS.
From travel to IPOs, how shutdown is upsetting US economy 16 Jan 2019 - 01:37 pm
A protestor holds a sign during a rally outside a closed federal building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri