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Ohio man hid corpse in freezer as new girlfriend moved in 01 Aug 2017 - 08:01 pm
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Venezuela takes two top opposition leaders into custody 01 Aug 2017 - 06:36 pm
Wife of prominent opposition leader and mayor of Caracas Antonio Jose Ledezma, Mitzy Capriles (L) consoles her daughter Antonieta after a press conference in Madrid on August 1, 2017 after her husband was arrested overnight by the Venezuelan intelligence
Maduro claims vote win, opposition vows protests 31 Jul 2017 - 10:22 am
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro celebrates the results of
Velodrome for Rio Olympics damaged by fire; track burned 31 Jul 2017 - 03:11 am
Brazilian navy soldiers patrol the Copacabana beach as part of a plan to combat organized crime in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 30, 2017. Brazil has mobilized some 8,500 soldiers to Rio de Janeiro state to fight organized crime and a spike in street violen
Venezuela vote triggers deadly 'war' in the streets 31 Jul 2017 - 02:15 am
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Trump replaces chief of staff Priebus with retired General Kelly 29 Jul 2017 - 01:34 pm
US Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly testifying during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (AFP / SAUL LOEB / file photo)
Venezuela opposition blocks streets as controversial assembly vote looms 28 Jul 2017 - 10:02 pm
A woman walks through a barricade after a strike called to protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, July 28, 2017. (REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino)
Tillerson denies suggestions he will resign 27 Jul 2017 - 10:07 am
With Qatari Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani looking on, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson responds to a question on July 26, 2017 in Washington. When prompted by a reporter, Tillerson said 'I'm not going anywhere' and that
Canada’s Yukon offers free land if you’re willing to farm the north 25 Jul 2017 - 04:46 pm
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Kushner says met Russians four times, denies collusion 24 Jul 2017 - 05:11 pm
White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner arrives for his appearance before a closed session of the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of their probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. July
New Trump communications director promises crackdown on media leaks 23 Jul 2017 - 08:15 pm
New White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci addresses the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Eight bodies found in Texas truck, human trafficking suspected 23 Jul 2017 - 07:17 pm
A refrigerated truck involved in similar incident is towed and escorted by police along a highway near Neusiedl am See, Austria, on 27 August 2015 (AFP)
Eight people found dead in truck in Texas parking lot 23 Jul 2017 - 12:44 pm
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Sean Spicer resigns as Trump seeks to repair public image 21 Jul 2017 - 08:49 pm
Reporters wait outside the White House Press Office on news of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's resignation at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2017. (AFP / JIM WATSON)
OJ Simpson granted parole, could be freed in October 21 Jul 2017 - 12:08 am
OJ Simpson reacts during his parole hearing at Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada, U.S., July 20, 2017. Reuters/Jason Bean
Anti-Maduro strike paralyzes swathes of Venezuela 20 Jul 2017 - 04:04 pm
An masked opposition activist sits on the floor during a blockade to protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, on July 19, 2017. Venezuela's military chiefs reaffirmed their loyalty to President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday by saying
Australian woman shot in Minneapolis called twice to report an assault 19 Jul 2017 - 09:31 pm
Justine Damond, also known as Justine Ruszczyk, from Sydney, is seen in this 2015 photo released by Stephen Govel Photography in New York, U.S., on July 17, 2017. Stephen Govel Photography/Handout via REUTERS
Chile moves to ease strict abortion laws 19 Jul 2017 - 12:49 pm
A demonstrator is detained by police officers after shouting slogans against abortion inside the Chilean congress during a session legislating a draft law which seeks to ease the country's strict abortion ban, in Valparaiso, Chile July 18, 2017. Reuters/R

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Buildings in Gaza destroyed in Israeli strikes. File photo. AFP Israeli shelling of Gaza enclave kills two, wounds others
Palestinians walk through deserted commercial area in Nablus, occupied West Bank. AFP file photo. Palestinian report unveils heightened settler rampages across West Bank lands
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File photo UN Maritime Agency says 6,000 seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz

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A disaster rescue personnel looks on at the site of damaged buildings in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 29, 2026. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP) Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000
Song Yadong (L) of China competes against Umar Nurmagomedov of Russia during the UFC Fight Night Bantamweight Bout (Main Event) 5 Rounds at the Oriental Sports Center in east China's Shanghai, Aug. 29, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming) Song stuns Nurmagomedov with second-round KO at UFC Fight Night Shanghai
Fire and rescue personnel conduct search and rescue operations 2 kilometers from Gyirong Port days after the August 26 mudslide which destroyed the port, in Gyirong County, in China western Tibet region on August 29, 2026. (Photo by CNS / AFP) Nepal estimates USD 4 to 5 billion for flood reconstruction needs
This aerial photograph shows the Neelkantha Hindu temple covered heavily under sludge in the aftermath of flash floods at Devighat in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 29, 2026. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) Nepal says post-flood reconstruction could total 'billions of dollars'

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