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Pence set for warm Israeli welcome, Palestinian snub 22 Jan 2018 - 10:39 am
US Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, 21 January 2018. EPA/ABIR SULTAN
Sacked Catalan leader flies to Denmark despite arrest threat: report 22 Jan 2018 - 10:39 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on December 22, 2017 shows axed Catalan president Carles Puigdemont speaking after the results of the regional elections in Catalonia at the Square - Brussels Meeting Centre in Brussels. AFP / JOHN THYS
Tokyo simulates first military attack since WWII amid N. Korea threat 22 Jan 2018 - 10:30 am
People at a missile evacuation drill at an amusement park near Tokyo Dome stadium in Tokyo, Japan, 22 January 2018. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON
Kabul hotel attack toll at least 22: officials 22 Jan 2018 - 10:25 am
Afghan security forces are seen at the rooftop of the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
No end to eyesores at Taj Mahal as repair work drags on 22 Jan 2018 - 10:24 am
This photograph taken on January 3, 2018 shows tourists visiting the Taj Mahal near scaffolding installed for the conservation work at the monument in the Indian city of Agra. / AFP / DOMINIQUE FAGET
Volcano rains ash on Philippines as experts warn of violent eruption 22 Jan 2018 - 10:06 am
A giant mushroom-shaped cloud rises into the air from the Mayon volcano, seen from the highway in the town of Camalig, near Legazpi City in Albay province, south of Manila on January 22, 2018. AFP
Indian farmer crushed to death as tractor seized over debts 22 Jan 2018 - 10:06 am
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Three dead as busy market struck by bomb in southern Thailand 22 Jan 2018 - 09:49 am
Thai rescue workers carry the body of a victim killed in a bomb explosion at Pimolchai fresh food market in the city of Yala, in the Muslim-majority province of Yala, southern Thailand, 22 January 2018. EPA/NAKHARIN CHINNAWORNKOMOL
S. Korea's 'Peace Olympics' meet backlash at home 22 Jan 2018 - 09:26 am
South Korean protestors burn a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un during an anti-North Korea rally outside Seoul station in Seoul on January 22, 2018 as a North Korean delegation arrives at the station. South Korea OUT / AFP / Dong-A Ilbo / -
Oil slick off China coast trebles in size 22 Jan 2018 - 09:14 am
This handout file picture from the Transport Ministry of China taken and released on January 14, 2018 shows smoke and flames coming from the burning oil tanker
Japan's Abe avoids timeline for amending pacifist constitution 22 Jan 2018 - 08:56 am
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends the opening of a session of parliament in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Philippine news site head meets investigators over 'suspicious' complaint 22 Jan 2018 - 08:48 am
Maria Ressa (C), Chief Executive Officer of online media website Rappler, arrives to join a demonstration calling for press freedom in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines 19 January 2018.  EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA
Abbas seeks EU support for Palestinians amid row with US 22 Jan 2018 - 08:45 am
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki speaks during an interview to Agence France-Presse on January 21, 2018 in Brussels. AFP / EMMANUEL DUNAND
Ecuador president calls Julian Assange a 'problem' 22 Jan 2018 - 08:37 am
File picture of Ecuador President Lenin Moreno. Reuters
Iran urges end to Turkey Syria operation 21 Jan 2018 - 09:54 pm
The three powers, Iran, Russia  and Turkey  are joint sponsors of a peace process for Syria that has looked to still fighting by setting up
With 25,339 murders in 2017, Mexico suffers record homicide tally 21 Jan 2018 - 09:35 pm
A woman holds the photograph of a relative lost in fight between drug gangs during a serach at Escobedo on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico, August 12, 2016. (Reuters)
What's next for Germany after coalition green light? 21 Jan 2018 - 07:47 pm
Martin Schulz (2nd L), leader of Germany's social democratic SPD party, and leadership members sing after delegates voted to begin formal coalition talks during an extraordinary SPD party congress in Bonn, western Germany, on January 21, 2018. AFP / Sasch
Women's rights protestors slam harassment, violence 21 Jan 2018 - 07:06 pm
Participants of the 'Women's March on Washington' gather for a demonstrating in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, 21 January 2018. EPA/David Hecker