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US lawmakers home for Christmas, govt workers unpaid on shutdown Day 3 24 Dec 2018 - 10:57 am
A man reads a sign displayed on a government building that is closed because of a US government shutdown in Washington, DC, on December 22, 2018. / AFP / ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS
Sydney apartment high-rise evacuated after 'cracking' heard 24 Dec 2018 - 10:35 am
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Madagascar's Rajoelina leads election runoff, Ravalomanana alleges fraud 24 Dec 2018 - 10:05 am
Presidential candidate Andry Rajoelina casts his ballot during the presidential election in Antananarivo, Madagascar on December 19, 2018. AFP / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA
India anti-Vedanta protesters killed by shots to head, chest; half from behind: Autopsies 24 Dec 2018 - 09:56 am
FILE PHOTO: Charred vehicles are pictured near a government office, after at least 13 people were killed when police fired on protesters seeking closure of plant on environmental grounds in town of Thoothukudi in southern state of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, M
Trump says Erdogan assures 'will eradicate' any IS left in Syria 24 Dec 2018 - 09:43 am
Reuters file photo used for representation
Australia to beef up technology for drone 'crackdown' 24 Dec 2018 - 09:24 am
In this file photo taken on December 14, 2017 a surveillance drone silhouettes against the cloudy sky during the handover of 50 new vehicles and equipment to the federal police in Potsdam, eastern Germany. / AFP / Tobias SCHWARZ
Order signed for US military's controversial Syria exit 24 Dec 2018 - 09:10 am
 In this file photo taken on September 13, 2018 US-backed forces are pictured near the village of Susah in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, near the Syrian border with Iraq. / AFP / STR
Hunt for survivors as Indonesian tsunami death toll tops 280 24 Dec 2018 - 08:14 am
A plume of ash rises as Anak Krakatau erupts in Indonesia, December 23, 2018, in this picture obtained from social media. Susi Air/via REUTERS
London airport open, but location of drone culprit up in air 23 Dec 2018 - 10:02 pm
 An airplane takes off at Gatwick Airport, after the airport reopened to flights following its forced closure because of drone activity, in Gatwick, Britain, December 21, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Egyptian court reviews case on presidential term limits 23 Dec 2018 - 05:39 pm
Egypt's president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi
Canada PM Justin Trudeau on surprise visit to forces in Mali 23 Dec 2018 - 05:33 pm
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) visiting Canadian troops at Camp Castor in Gao, Mali, on December 22, 2018. AFP PHOTO / ADAM SCOTTI
Lebanese, some in yellow vests, protest political gridlock 23 Dec 2018 - 04:20 pm
Hundreds of Lebanese demonstrators some of them wearing
Israeli PM heading 'state terror', Erdogan says 23 Dec 2018 - 04:13 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a mass opening ceremony at Arnavutkoy district in Istanbul, Turkey on December 23, 2018. Murat Cetinmuhurdar - Anadolu
UK police free 2 drone suspects in Gatwick travel chaos 23 Dec 2018 - 04:07 pm
A man and a woman are seen entering a home after being released without charge in an inquiry into the illegal use of drones at London's Gatwick Airport, in Crawley, Britain December 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Turkey masses troops near Kurdish-held Syrian town 23 Dec 2018 - 03:56 pm
A pictures shows a Turkish military convoy in Kilis at the Syria border, on December 22, 2018.  AFP
Macron calls for order after 'yellow vest' attack on police 23 Dec 2018 - 03:49 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on during a meeting with 400 Chad women at the Women Palace in N'Djamena on December 23, 2018 as part of a visit to meet with 'Barkhane' soldiers and the Chadian President. / AFP / Ludovic MARIN
Indonesia: Sunda Strait Tsunami death toll rises to 222 23 Dec 2018 - 03:14 pm
An aerial photo shows damaged buildings in Carita on December 23, 2018, after the area was hit by a tsunami on December 22 following an eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano.  AFP / Azwar Ipank
Russian rescuers find eight bodies after fire in Uralkali mine 23 Dec 2018 - 12:26 pm
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