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Moving quickly, Putin submits reform plan to lawmakers 20 Jan 2020 - 06:50 pm
Vladimir Putin
3 killed, 100-plus hurt in collapse during Ethiopia ceremony 20 Jan 2020 - 06:50 pm
A crowd removes scaffoldings of a structure that collapsed, trapping and injuring dozens of people, during the celebration of Timkat, the Ethiopian Epiphany, in Gondar, Ethiopia, on January 20, 2020. AFP / Eduardo Soteras
German-Afghan army adviser on trial for spying for Iran 20 Jan 2020 - 06:46 pm
Asiea S., the wife of German-Afghan translator for the German army, Abdul S., waits before a hearing in their trial on charges of aiding and abetting treason and treason for allegedly spying for Iran in exchange for money on January 20, 2020 at the higher
Double trouble: Too many show for Sri Lanka twins record bid 20 Jan 2020 - 06:46 pm
Lakshika and Devika (55), look on during an event to attempt to break the world record for the biggest gathering of twins in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 20, 2020. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Suspected serial killer stayed under the radar, but how? 20 Jan 2020 - 05:19 pm
Today, as Lisle Police Detectives Chris Loudon and detectives in other communities where Bruce Lindahl lived try to retrace his steps, what is emerging is a terrifying murder mystery created by a man Loudon describes as a serial killer, a monster hiding i
Jailbreak in Brazil sees 26 prisoners escape 20 Jan 2020 - 05:18 pm
File photo: Inmates stand on the prison roof during a rebellion in Alcacuz Penitentiary Center near Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, northeastern Brazil on January 16, 2017. AFP / Andressa Anholete
South Africa probes death of anti-apartheid activist 38 years on 20 Jan 2020 - 05:18 pm
Neil Aggett (Charcoal on Paper by Amitabh Mitra, CC BY-SA 4.0)
South Korea mulls North Korea visits despite US pushback 20 Jan 2020 - 05:18 pm
US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris speaks during an event in Seoul, January 14, 2020. Yonhap via Reuters
Kosovo, Serbia aim to restore direct flight 20 Jan 2020 - 05:18 pm
A woman walks past graffiti of Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic in a suburb of Belgrade, Serbia, May 27, 2011. Reuters / Stoyan Nenov
Lebanon urgently needs new gov't to avoid collapse: Hariri 20 Jan 2020 - 04:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri speaks after meeting with President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Iraqi officials: Clashes in Baghdad kill 1, wound dozens 20 Jan 2020 - 04:26 pm
Demonstrators clash with members of Iraqi security forces during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily
New York Times endorses Warren, Klobuchar for president 20 Jan 2020 - 03:56 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 19, 2019, Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (R) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)) walk on the stage after the Democratic presidential primary debate at Loyola Marymount Universit
Ukraine insists Iran hand over downed jet's black boxes 20 Jan 2020 - 03:35 pm
Relatives and colleagues attend a tribute ceremony and react in front of the flag-draped coffins of the 11 Ukrainians who died in a plane mistakenly shot down by Iran during a spike in tensions with Washington, which arrived in Boryapil airport, outside K
Lebanese president, security chiefs meet after Beirut riots 20 Jan 2020 - 03:22 pm
Lebanese protesters take cover as riot police spray them with water from behind a barricaded road leading to parliament in central Beirut  amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations. Lebanese anti-riot police fired rubber bullets and water cannons at sto
Indian 'Rapunzel' remains a cut above with world's longest teen hair 20 Jan 2020 - 03:14 pm
Nilanshi Patel, 17, who has been awarded the 2019 Guinness World Record for the longest hair in the teenager category, 190 cm, poses for a picture at Modasa town, some 110 Kms from Ahmedabad on January 19, 2020. AFP / SAM PANTHAKY
Iran says it will quit global nuclear treaty if case goes to U.N. 20 Jan 2020 - 03:10 pm
An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 9, 2019. (REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger)
Iraqi officials: At least 13 wounded in violence in Baghdad 20 Jan 2020 - 02:13 pm
 A view of clashes between Iraqi security forces (unseen) and anti-government protesters (foreground) as tuktuks (motorised rickshaws) are present on the scene to transport the injured, at Tayaran Square, east of Tahrir Square in the centre of the capital
BBC director-general Tony Hall to step down from role in summer 20 Jan 2020 - 02:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: BBC Director-General Tony Hall makes a statement after the publication of the Janet Smith Report in London, Britain February 25, 2016. REUTERS/Adrian Dennis/Pool/File Photo