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US top court blocks release of Trump 'Dreamer' immigrant documents 09 Dec 2017 - 12:36 pm
Supporters of Dreamers Act rally on Senate steps in Washington, US, to urge Congress to pass a bill that will allow Dreamers to permanently stay in the country, December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Winds whip California fires as they spread south 09 Dec 2017 - 12:20 pm
The Thomas fire burns in the Los Padres National Forest on December 8, 2017 near Ojai, California. The Thomas fire has burned over 132,000 acres and has destroyed 439 structures. Justin Sullivan/AFP
#NoRussiaNoGames: Twitter "bots" boost Russian backlash against Olympic ban 09 Dec 2017 - 12:10 pm
A 3D-printed Twitter logo displayed in front of Russian flag is seen in this illustration picture, October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
UK foreign minister in Iran to push for Briton's release 09 Dec 2017 - 11:56 am
A handout file photo of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Reuters.
Boycotts, protests to greet Trump on Mississippi visit 09 Dec 2017 - 11:27 am
US President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Pensacola, Florida, U.S., December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Two Palestinians dead in 'day of rage', US isolated at UN 09 Dec 2017 - 09:50 am
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli troops near an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 8, 2017. / AFP / ABBAS MOMANI
Worst attack on UN in recent history kills 15 peacekeepers in DR Congo 09 Dec 2017 - 09:29 am
A reuters file photo.
N. Korean crew members arrested in Japan after items vanish 09 Dec 2017 - 09:16 am
Japanese policemen escort the crew of a North Korean boat at a port in Hakodate, Japan December 9, 2017. Kyodo/via REUTERS
Amnesty condemns 'dangerous and illegal' tactics by Honduras 09 Dec 2017 - 09:01 am
An opposition supporter waves a flag in front of soldiers during a protest over a contested presidential election with allegations of electoral fraud in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera
Vietnam police arrest ex-politburo member over misconduct 09 Dec 2017 - 08:48 am
A file photo of politburo member Dinh La Thang during a national assembly session in Hanoi. Dinh La Thang, a former member of Vietnam's communist politburo was arrested on December 8, 2017. / AFP / -
India's PM Modi faces test as his home state votes 09 Dec 2017 - 08:40 am
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses his supporters during a campaign meeting ahead of Gujarat state assembly election in Kalol on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Amit Dave
No respite in sight from fast-moving Southern California wildfires 09 Dec 2017 - 08:39 am
Fire rages from a mountaintop in the Los Padres National Forest north of Ojai, California on December 8, 2017. AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN
US policeman acquitted of killing unarmed man who begged for his life 09 Dec 2017 - 08:21 am
Image taken from Facebook/ JusticeforDaniel.
One dead, scores hurt in Palestinian “Day of Rage” over Jerusalem 08 Dec 2017 - 08:57 pm
Muslim worshipers gathering to perform the first Friday Prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque compound ( Salih Zeki Fazl?o?lu - Anadolu Agency )
May faces hardliner backlash after Brexit deal 08 Dec 2017 - 08:18 pm
British Prime Minister (L) shakes hands with European Commission President at the European Commission in Brussels on December 8, 2017. (AFP / EMMANUEL DUNAND)
Batman 'geek' spends time between the US Senate and Gotham City 08 Dec 2017 - 08:11 pm
US Senator Patrick Leahy, Democrat from Vermont, speaks during an interview with AFP at his office on Capitol Hill on November 28, 2017, in Washington, DC. (AFP / mari matsuri)
Thousands march in Istanbul to protest Trump's Jerusalem recognition 08 Dec 2017 - 06:09 pm
Pro-Palestinian protesters chant slogans and wave Palestinian flags during a demonstration against the US president's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital in Istanbul on December 8, 2017. (AFP / YASIN AKGUL)
Clashes erupt across West Bank over US Jerusalem pivot 08 Dec 2017 - 04:07 pm
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK: Palestinian protesters march during their demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, near Qalandia checkpoint in West Bank between Jerusalem and Ramallah on December 8, 2017. (?ss