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In Iraq's Baiji, mines turn farms into killing fields 03 Sep 2019 - 08:17 pm
Abu Bashir, a local official who lost two sons to improvised explosive devices in the Al-Nour district outside Iraq's Baiji, an oil-rich region ravaged by fighting against the Islamic State group in 2014 (AFP /Sabah Arar)
Kashmir trims its big fat weddings after Indian lockdown 03 Sep 2019 - 08:17 pm
A Kashmiri shopkeeper displays a wedding dress at a market ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr in Srinagar on June 3, 2019. AFP / Tauseef Mustafa
Decades after fleeing, Kashmiri Hindus still fear going back 03 Sep 2019 - 08:17 pm
A Kashmiri man walks on a bridge during restrictions after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar September 1, 2019. Reuters/Danish Ismail
Winston Churchill's grandson to vote against PM Johnson, risking expulsion from party 03 Sep 2019 - 08:17 pm
Conservative Member of Parliament Nicholas Soames walks in Westminster, in London, Britain September 3, 2019. Reuters/Simon Dawson
New US-led patrols in Gulf raise stakes with Iran 03 Sep 2019 - 07:17 pm
Amphibious Assault Vehicles cruise towards the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), in Gulf of Aden, in this picture released by US Air Force on September 3, 2019. Keypher Strombeck/US Navy/Handout via Reuters
PM Johnson loses majority ahead of Brexit parliament showdown 03 Sep 2019 - 06:46 pm
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit shows Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures toward the opposition benches on September 3, 2019.
New Spanish election likely as Socialists, Podemos at odds 03 Sep 2019 - 06:46 pm
Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez, who has been acting prime minister since his party won April's vote without enough seats to govern without the support of other parties, came up with a new offer on Tuesday.
Pence aide defends stay at Trump property in Ireland 03 Sep 2019 - 05:54 pm
US Vice President Mike Pence speaks to members of the media after holding talks with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at Famleigh House in Phoenix Park, Dublin, on September 3, 2019, on day two of the US Vice President's visit to Ireland. / AFP / PAUL FA
South African police arrest 90 as unrest in cities continues 03 Sep 2019 - 05:34 pm
South African police officers detain a looter in the Johannesburg township of Alexandra on September 3, 2019 after South Africa's financial capital was hit by a new wave of anti-foreigner violence.  AFP / GUILLEM SARTORIO
At least one killed in two motorbike explosions in Syrian border town 03 Sep 2019 - 04:43 pm
Civil defence crews and residents inspect the site of motorbike explosion killing 1, wounding 11 others in Azaz district of Aleppo, Syria on September 03, 2019. Nayef Abboud - Anadolu
Russia jails protester but drops other charges over demos 03 Sep 2019 - 02:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition figure Lyubov Sobol delivers a speech during a rally to demand authorities allow opposition candidates to run in the upcoming local election and release protesters, who were detained during recent demonstrations, in Moscow,
France pushes $15 bln credit line plan for Iran, if US allows it 03 Sep 2019 - 02:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France August 27, 2019. Yoan Valat/Pool/File Photo
Bone found in abandoned oil drum belongs to missing Thai activist 03 Sep 2019 - 12:42 pm
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Now for the finale: Italy's new coalition deal faces an online vote 03 Sep 2019 - 12:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks to the media at the Quirinale Presidential Palace after meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in Rome, Italy, August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ciro de Luca/File Photo
Iran oil tanker pursued by US turns off tracker near Syria 03 Sep 2019 - 11:34 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 18, 2019, an Iranian flag flutters on board the Adrian Darya oil tanker, formerly known as Grace 1, off the coast of Gibraltar. AFP / Johnny Bugeja
French mayor urges action against Mont-Blanc 'wackos' 03 Sep 2019 - 11:21 am
A trailer competes in the 170 km Mount Blanc Ultra Trail (UTMB) race around the Mont-Blanc crossing France, Italy and Swiss, on August 31, 2019 in the Tete aux Vents near Chamonix. / AFP / JEFF PACHOUD
Protest leaders detained ahead of Moscow elections 03 Sep 2019 - 11:00 am
Law enforcement officers stand guard during a rally calling for opposition candidates to be registered for elections to Moscow City Duma, the capital's regional parliament, in Moscow, Russia August 3, 2019. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
As prospect of election looms, British lawmakers begin no-deal Brexit battle 03 Sep 2019 - 10:53 am
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab enters the foreign office in London, Britain, September 2, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson