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Philippines orders arrest of 3 policemen in drug war's first murder case 07 Feb 2018 - 10:42 am
File photo of Philippines National Police (PNP) officers Jeremias Pereda, Jerwin Cruz and Arnel Oares take an oath during a hearing on the killing of 17-year-old high school student Kian Delos Santos in a police raid, at the Senate headquarters in Pasay c
Police: Man put dismembered wife in suitcase, set it ablaze 07 Feb 2018 - 10:25 am
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It's not for you: smartphone ban for N. Korea, Iran Olympians 07 Feb 2018 - 10:01 am
File photo of a signage is seen at the samsung 837 store in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, New York, US, October 10, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Pence says US will stand by allies, stick to goal of denuclearising North Korea 07 Feb 2018 - 09:31 am
US Vice President Mike pence, right, poses with Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera prior to their meeting at Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Shizuo Kambayashi/Poo
As Maldives crisis worsens, Nasheed returns to main stage 07 Feb 2018 - 09:16 am
File photo shows an aerial view of one of the luxurious resorts that dot the many islands that comprise the maldives in the Indian Ocean, September 9, 2013. / AFP / Roberto SCHMIDT
Palestinian killed after wounding Israeli guard at West Bank settlement - military 07 Feb 2018 - 08:57 am
Israeli troops gather at the scene of a stabbing attack north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma
First gold to North Korea's Kim as Olympics set to open 07 Feb 2018 - 08:33 am
A woman passes past a logo of the the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter olympic Games and the rings, two days prior to the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter olympic Games at the Phoenix Park venue in Pyeongchang on February 6, 2018. / AFP / LOIC VENANCE
Mercedes apologises to China after quoting Dalai Lama 07 Feb 2018 - 08:16 am
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Rescuers scour toppled buildings after Taiwan quake kills four 07 Feb 2018 - 08:02 am
Rescue personnel search a collapsed building after an earthquake hit Hualien, Taiwan February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
South Africa's Zuma ready to quit if conditions met says news service 07 Feb 2018 - 12:41 am
President Jacob Zuma leaves Tuynhuys, the office of the Presidency at parliament after the announcement that his State of the Nation address had been postponed in Cape Town, South Africa, February 6, 2018. Reuters/Sumaya Hisham
Two Kenya TV stations resume broadcasting after days shut by government 06 Feb 2018 - 10:45 pm
Staff work in a control during a news program at NTV studios in Nairobi on February 6, 2018. AFP / Yasuyoshi Chiba
Kenyan opposition lawyer charged with treason over Odinga's 'swearing in' 06 Feb 2018 - 10:32 pm
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the National Super Alliance (NASA) holds a bible as he takes a symbolic presidential oath of office in Nairobi, Kenya January 30, 2018. Reuters/Baz Ratne
Erdogan to discuss EU ties with European bodies' heads 06 Feb 2018 - 10:13 pm
Children read poem near President of Turkey and Leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after AK Party parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) in Ankara, Turkey on February 06, 2018.
Maldives opposition calls for Indian intervention as president imposes emergency rule 06 Feb 2018 - 10:13 pm
This file photo taken on September 11, 2013 shows an aerial view of the island of Male, capital of the Maldives.  AFP / Roberto Schmidt
South Africa's ANC to decide "matter of serious concern" in Zuma showdown on Wednesday 06 Feb 2018 - 09:56 pm
Baleka Mbete, speaker of the National Assembly, announces that the State of the Nation address, due to be delivered by President Jacob Zuma has been postponed, in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 6, 2018. Reuters/Sumaya Hisham
UN chief takes aim at Burundi leader's bid to extend rule 06 Feb 2018 - 09:49 pm
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at UN Headquarters in New York, United States on February 2, 2018. (At?lgan Özdil - Anadolu Agency)
Female genital mutilation is a man's issue too: Kenyan Maasai activist 06 Feb 2018 - 09:49 pm
Pokot tribe teen age girls, who don't practice female genital mutilation (FGM), pose in church uniform at Katabok village in the northeast of Uganda, on January 30, 2018. AFP / Yasuyoshi Chiba
Two dead, over 100 injured in Taiwan quake 06 Feb 2018 - 09:49 pm
A damaged vehicle stands in rubble outside the Marshal Hotel in Hualien, eastern Taiwan early February 7, 2018, after a strong earthquake struck the island. AFP / Paul Yang