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Police: 13 people shot at house party in Chicago 22 Dec 2019 - 03:48 pm
Representative image (AFP / Gianrigo Marletta)
At least 18 prisoners dead in clash at Honduras jail 21 Dec 2019 - 06:50 pm
Forensic police arrive to the penitentiary of Tela after a fight between rival gangs ocurred in the prison. December 21, 2019/ AFP / STR
US denies public was lied to about Afghanistan 21 Dec 2019 - 02:12 am
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley exits after an end of year press conference at the Pentagon on December 20, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia.  Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP
Hundreds of Chinese held in Philippine online gaming crackdown 21 Dec 2019 - 02:12 am
Chinese workers illegally working at an unlicensed online gambling firm are arrested by Philippine authorities at an office building in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 19, 2019. Picture taken December 19, 2019. Bureau of Immigrations/Hand
Criminal or victim? Female drug mules trapped as 'legal zombies' in Brazil 20 Dec 2019 - 10:00 pm
The outside of the main women's penitentiary in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 29, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Fabio Teixeira
'Oh my God, look at that ship!': massive cruise liners collide off Mexico 20 Dec 2019 - 09:34 pm
Carnival Glory cruise ship crashes into Carnival Legend at Cozumel cruise port, Mexico December 20, 2019 in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media. Matthew Bruin via Reuters
Infamous New York island jail could have new, green life 20 Dec 2019 - 09:34 pm
The Rikers Island Prison complex (foreground) is seen from an airplane in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, US, April 2, 2017. Reuters/Mike Segar
Haiti demands justice for women and girls abused by UN peacekeepers 20 Dec 2019 - 09:34 pm
UN peacekeepers patrol the neighborhood of Cite Soleil together with Haitian national police officers and members of UNPOL (United Nations Police) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 3, 2017.  Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters
Trump says talked with China's Xi on trade deal, Hong Kong, North Korea 20 Dec 2019 - 08:02 pm
Trump announced the phone call in a tweet. A White House official said they spoke on Friday morning. China Central Television said Xi spoke to Trump at the request of the U.S. president.
Ex-governor defends pardon of man convicted of child rape 20 Dec 2019 - 06:46 pm
Representative image (Reuters / Navesh Chitrakar)
Bloomberg health plan aims to lower costs, cover more people 19 Dec 2019 - 09:24 pm
Former New York Mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks about his plan for clean energy during a campaign event at the Blackwall Hitch restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia on December 13, 2019. / AFP / Olivier Douliery
White House says it is confident Senate will exonerate Trump after impeachment 19 Dec 2019 - 07:15 am
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S., December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Trump impeachment - What happens next? 19 Dec 2019 - 07:13 am
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S., December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Divided US House impeaches Donald Trump in historic vote 19 Dec 2019 - 07:05 am
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wields the gavel as she presides over the House of Representatives approving two counts of impeachmeant against U.S. President Donald Trump in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., Decembe
New York City to add gender-neutral option to death certificates 18 Dec 2019 - 11:34 pm
Commuters walk through the morning bright sunlight coming from the 60 feet high windows in Grand Central Terminal in New York City on March 11, 2019. AFP / Timothy A Clary
Haitians say underaged girls were abused by UN peacekeepers 18 Dec 2019 - 11:33 pm
The South Africa contingent of the UN peacekeepers in Congo erect a razor wire barrier around Goma airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo, November 26, 2012. Reuters / James Akena
Bolivia stuck over ex-president's museum 18 Dec 2019 - 06:57 pm
Evo Morales addresses the media at the presidential hangar in the Bolivian Air Force terminal in El Alto, Bolivia, November 10, 2019. Reuters / Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Florida Man: 2019 in eccentricity, gators and crime 18 Dec 2019 - 06:57 pm
Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach owned by Donald Trump, Florida, March 22, 2019. Reuters / Kevin Lamarque