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Erdogan says he returned Trump's threatening letter 14 Nov 2019 - 09:34 am
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his meeting with members of the Turkish and Muslim community in the U.S, at the Diyanet Center of America in Maryland, Washington, United States on November 13, 2019. ( Tayfun Co?kun - Anadol
SC refers Sabarimala issue to larger 7-judge bench 14 Nov 2019 - 09:32 am
FILE PHOTO: Hindu devotees wait in queues inside the premises of the Sabarimala temple in Pathanamthitta district in the southern state of Kerala, India, October 18, 2018. REUTERS/Sivaram V/File Photo
Indian court dismisses review petition in Rafale deal 14 Nov 2019 - 09:26 am
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Tenuous calm in Gaza as Islamic Jihad says truce reached with Israel 14 Nov 2019 - 09:11 am
Israeli missile launched from the Iron Dome defence missile system, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, is seen above Gaza city on November 13, 2019. / AFP / MAHMUD HAMS
Thai clerk charged with murder after shooting gunman in court 14 Nov 2019 - 08:59 am
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Cambodia to free more than 70 opposition activists on bail 14 Nov 2019 - 08:42 am
FILE PHOTO: Self-exiled Cambodian opposition party founder Sam Rainsy speaks to journalists in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Climate change, corruption blamed for Venice flood devastation 14 Nov 2019 - 08:33 am
A man with his dog walks past an art gallery during exceptionally high water levels in Venice, Italy November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
New revelation at historic Trump impeachment hearing 13 Nov 2019 - 09:20 pm
Top US diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor testifies during the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on November 13, 2019, at the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie US aid for Ukraine to in
Erdogan arrives at White House for meetings with Trump 13 Nov 2019 - 08:55 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump stand with Turkey's Pressident Tayyip Erdogan and Emine Erdogan upon their arrival at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2019. (REUTERS/Tom Brenner)
Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded 13 Nov 2019 - 08:55 pm
A general view shows the flooded embankment by the Hotel Rialto (L) and taxi boats on the Grand Canal channel, as seen from the Rialto bridge, after an exceptional overnight
Delhi smog hits 'emergency' levels as Britain's Prince Charles visits 13 Nov 2019 - 08:47 pm
Attendees wearing protective masks walk at Delhi War Cemetery before Britain's Prince Charles' visit to the cemetery in New Delhi, India, November 13, 2019. (REUTERS/Altaf Hussain)
'Future of the presidency' at stake as Trump impeachment hearings kick off 13 Nov 2019 - 08:40 pm
Democratic Counsel Daniel Goldman (C), alongside Chairman Adam Schiff (R), Democrat of California, asks questions of witnesses US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor and Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent during the first public hearings held by the
History in the making: Trump impeachment hearing underway 13 Nov 2019 - 05:36 pm
Television news crews set up for live reports ahead of Trump impeachment inquiry testimony by Ambassador Bill Taylor, charge d'affaires at the U.S.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Lebanon: one month of protests 13 Nov 2019 - 05:29 pm
Lebanese demonstrators try to remove the barbed-wire and metal rail, placed by anti-riot police, on the road leading to the Presidential Palace in Baabda, on the eastern outskirts of Beirut on November 13, 2019, nearly a month into an unprecedented anti-g
At least 13 dead in Slovakia bus crash 13 Nov 2019 - 04:48 pm
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In Lebanon's Tripoli, crushing poverty fuels protests 13 Nov 2019 - 04:42 pm
A Lebanese child walks past scrap metal for recycling at an impoverished neighbourhood in al-Mani area of the port city of Tripoli, north of Beirut, on November 7, 2019. AFP / JOSEPH EID
Zimbabwe bans new electric water heaters to save energy 13 Nov 2019 - 03:16 pm
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Venetian anger after historic flood devastates city 13 Nov 2019 - 01:46 pm
A general view shows the Doge's Palace (L) overlooking the flooded St. Mark's Square, the Lion of St. Mark winged bronze statue (Rear L), gondolas and the Venetian lagoon in the distance after an exceptional overnight