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Rocket attack hits near US embassy in Iraq capital: militaries 16 Feb 2020 - 11:28 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 03, 2020, a view of the US embassy across the Tigris river in Iraq's capital Baghdad.  AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Sanders says presidential rival Bloomberg will not excite voters 16 Feb 2020 - 11:25 am
In this file photo taken on December 13, 2019 former New York Mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks about his plan for clean energy during a campaign event at the Blackwall Hitch restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia. / AFP / O
UK faces another fierce storm; 2 found dead in rough seas 16 Feb 2020 - 10:28 am
People stand on the beach as strong waves break against a jetty on the Belgian coast in Ostend on February 10, 2020, after storm Ciara swept over the country.  / AFP / BELGA / KURT DESPLENTER
Canada to evacuate passengers from virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship 16 Feb 2020 - 10:01 am
Packed suitcases and bags are seen on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship which has been quarantined since arriving in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, in early February after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong before it traveled to Japan was diagnosed with t
Cruise ship passengers bumped from KLM flight in Malaysia 16 Feb 2020 - 09:15 am
 Passengers wave their hands after they depart from MS Westerdam, a cruise ship that spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone aboard might have the coronavirus, as it docks in Sihanoukville, Cambodia Februar
Coronavirus cases on Japan ship rise to 355 16 Feb 2020 - 07:55 am
Japan Self-Defense Forces members walk past a military vehicle attached to a gate of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which has around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus, at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Y
Erdogan, Trump discuss ways to end crisis in Idlib 15 Feb 2020 - 08:55 pm
 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends award ceremony at provincial directorate of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in Istanbul, Turkey on February 15, 2020. ( Murat Kula - Anadolu Agency
FAA allows US civilian flights to resume flying over the Gulf region 15 Feb 2020 - 07:20 pm
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Over 6,000 bodies found in Burundi's mass graves 15 Feb 2020 - 03:50 pm
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Syrian army clears barricades on Damascus-Aleppo highway-state media 15 Feb 2020 - 02:50 pm
Syrian government forces gather after taking control of the Rashideen al-Rabea area in Syria's Aleppo province on February 11, 2020. AFP
Turkey says it met responsibilities over Syria's Idlib in Russia deal 15 Feb 2020 - 02:42 pm
A Turkish military mobile rocket launcher fires from a position near the village of Miznaz, on the eastern outskirts of Syria's Aleppo province, on February 14, 2020, at Syrian government forces' positions in the countryside of Aleppo province. / AFP / AA
South Sudan cuts number of states from 32 to 10, unlocking peace process 15 Feb 2020 - 02:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit in Juba, South Sudan December 17, 2019.REUTERS/Jok Solomun
Skeptical Macron sees progress on EU enlargement talks 15 Feb 2020 - 02:30 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses the audience on the podium during the 56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 15, 2020.  AFP / Christof STACHE
France confirms first coronavirus death outside Asia 15 Feb 2020 - 02:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker calls his colleague inside an isolated ward at Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei province, China February 13, 2020.
New virus has infected more than 67,000 people globally 15 Feb 2020 - 01:08 pm
Employees work on a production line manufacturing face masks at a factory, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China February 15, 2020. (cnsphoto via REUTERS)
US to evacuate Americans from quarantined ship in Japan 15 Feb 2020 - 11:17 am
Passengers display a banner reading 'Trump 2020' on the deck of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by K
Trump thanks Cambodia over ship in rare message to China-ally 15 Feb 2020 - 11:03 am
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter following a signing ceremony for the Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act inside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Chinese gymnasts pull out of World Cup in Australia due to coronavirus travel ban 15 Feb 2020 - 09:02 am
Artistic Gymnastics - 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - October 9, 2019 China's Xiao Ruoteng in action REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/