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WWII vintage plane crashes into Swiss mountainside, 20 dead 05 Aug 2018 - 06:34 pm
Accident investigators and rescue personnel work at the wreckage of a Junkers JU52 aircraft in Flims on August 5, 2018, after it crashed into Piz Segnas, a 3,000-metre (10,000-foot) peak in eastern Switzerland on August 4. AFP / Fabrice Coffrini
Boat loving Italian MP resigns after absences row 05 Aug 2018 - 06:34 pm
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American found on Russia's far east coast after sailing from Alaska 05 Aug 2018 - 06:34 pm
Local media in the Chukotka region, separated from Alaska by the Bering Sea, said border guards had stopped an unidentified American in the coastal village of Lavrentiya.
UK Labour leader says ending anti-Semitism a vital priority 05 Aug 2018 - 05:03 pm
In a video released Sunday, Jeremy Corbyn said the party had
Britain likely to leave EU without deal: minister 05 Aug 2018 - 12:41 pm
File photo of Britain's Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox leaving Downing Street in Westminster, London, Britain, July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Melted asphalt, shoes for dogs: Europe wilts in heat 04 Aug 2018 - 08:11 pm
A man cools off in a fountain in front of the Berlin Cathedral as the heatwave in Europe continues with temperatures reaching 33 degrees Celsius in Berlin on August 4, 2018. (AFP / John MACDOUGALL)
Russian helicopter crash in northern Siberia kills 18: ministry 04 Aug 2018 - 11:36 am
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Britain failing forced marriage victims by granting visas to abusers 02 Aug 2018 - 10:32 pm
The Times newspaper said on Thursday that visas were granted in almost half of 88 cases last year where victims, officials or third parties had raised fears of forced marriage. (Reuters file photo)
Not just any old iron: Russian rail thief nabs 275 tonnes of track 02 Aug 2018 - 08:16 pm
This March 24, 2017 picture of a worker fixing a railway track in Ahmedabad, India, used here for representaion. Reuters/Amit Dave
Paris painters threaten to fold up easels over creeping cafes 02 Aug 2018 - 04:53 pm
General view of artists who sketch portraits in the street on the
France adopts law on asylum, immigration 01 Aug 2018 - 10:40 pm
Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of far-left opposition France Insoumise (France Unbowed) political party, and La France Insoumise members of parliament attend a no-confidence vote against French government as part of the political crisis surrounding French pre
Thieves steal Swedish royal jewels, escape by speedboat 01 Aug 2018 - 03:40 pm
The Swedish Royal Family's crown jewels from the 17th century are seen in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on August 1, 2018. (SWEDISH POLICE/via REUTERS)
Horse-drawn garbage collection 31 Jul 2018 - 07:34 am
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Floating umbrellas 31 Jul 2018 - 07:34 am
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Italy's populist prime minister Giuseppe Conte stakes claim to be Trump's man in Europe 31 Jul 2018 - 07:09 am
US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte hold a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, July 30, 2018.  AFP / Saul Loeb
Eiffel Tower strike looms over long lines 30 Jul 2018 - 10:47 pm
Eiffel Tower Paris is photographed at dawn on January 6, 2017 (AFP / Olivier Morin)
Viral video of assault on Paris woman sparks probe 30 Jul 2018 - 06:06 pm
In surveillance video provided by the cafe, the man is then seen grabbing an ash tray from a table on the cafe's patio and throwing it at her.
Dolls, bicycles among charred belongings from Greek blaze 28 Jul 2018 - 10:12 pm
Firemen investigate inside a burnt out property at the seaside resort of Mati, in the eastern Attica region after the deadly fires swept the area earleir in the week on July 27, 2018.  AFP / Louisa Gouliamaki