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Islamic State's rise in Afghanistan 10 Jan 2018 - 12:34 pm
File photo of Islamic State fighters used for representation. Reuters
Somaliland MPs adopt first ever rape law 10 Jan 2018 - 12:18 pm
File photo of Somaliland women celebrating anniversary of the country's independence. Image via africanarguments.org
Anti-establishment Pakistani journalist escapes kidnap attempt 10 Jan 2018 - 12:14 pm
Pakistani journalist Taha Siddiqui, who escaped a kidnapping attempt, speaks at a gathering in Islamabad, Pakistan May 23, 2017. Picture taken May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Sara Farid
Tunisian Jewish school attacked as anti-government protests rage elsewhere 10 Jan 2018 - 11:59 am
Tunisian protestors throw stones towards security forces in Tunis' Djebel Lahmer district early on January 10, 2018 after price hikes ignited protests in the North African country. AFP / Sofiene HAMDAOUI
Drone attack on Russia bases in Syria 'came from Idlib' 10 Jan 2018 - 11:50 am
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Firm to receive up to $70 mn if MH370 found in new hunt 10 Jan 2018 - 11:18 am
CEO of Ocean Infinity Limited Oliver Plunkett speaks during a press conference after a signing ceremony to resume the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 at the Malaysian federal administrative centre in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur on Ja
200 arrested, dozens hurt in fresh Tunisia unrest 10 Jan 2018 - 11:12 am
Tunisian protesters clash with security forces in the town of Tebourba on January 9, 2018, following the funeral of a man who was killed the previous day in a demonstration over rising costs and government austerity. AFP / Fethi Belaid
Power restored in parts of Kenyan capital after major outage 10 Jan 2018 - 10:42 am
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Myanmar police charge Reuters reporters under Official Secrets Act 10 Jan 2018 - 10:27 am
Journalists take part in a protest outside the court where Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo attend a hearing in Yangon, Myanmar January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Turkey says Russia, Iran must stop Syrian government violations 10 Jan 2018 - 10:20 am
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Turkey, US relations may deteriorate if Washington don't fix mistakes 10 Jan 2018 - 10:20 am
File photo of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Reuters
French President Macron says contract with China for 184 A320s to be finalised soon 10 Jan 2018 - 09:42 am
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to the French community at the country's embassy in Beijing on January 10, 2018. Macron is on the final day of his visit to the Chinese capital. / AFP / Ludovic MARIN
One dead, 800 injured in Philippine Religious parade 10 Jan 2018 - 09:32 am
Devotees flock as a carriage bearing a Black Nazarene image makes its way back to Quiapo church, after a day-long annual religious procession in Manila, Philippines January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Dondi Tawatao
US still at a loss to explain Cuba 'attacks' on envoys 10 Jan 2018 - 09:20 am
Cuban-American Republican Senator Marco Rubio speaks about the State Department's handling of the US Embassy in Havana's health problems, during a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Ke
US Supreme Court considers legality of Ohio voter purging 10 Jan 2018 - 08:58 am
File photo of the US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, US on November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Strong quake in Caribbean Sea shakes Honduras, Mexico and Belize, no tsunami 10 Jan 2018 - 08:42 am
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S.Korea's Moon says Trump deserves 'big' credit for North Korea talks 10 Jan 2018 - 08:28 am
South Korean President Moon Jae-in answers reporters' question during his New Year news conference at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul on January 10, 2018. AFP / POOL / KIM HONG-JI
As US freezes aid, Pakistan dismisses economic fears -- for now 10 Jan 2018 - 08:22 am
 File photo of Pakistani flag flies on a mast as paramilitary Frontier Corps soldiers talk, August 23, 2013. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/Files