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Head of Sudan sovereign council sworn in: state media 21 Aug 2019 - 12:34 pm
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Beijing says holding UK's Hong Kong consulate employee 21 Aug 2019 - 12:03 pm
Simon Cheng, a staff member of Britain’s consulate in Hong Kong, who was reported missing by local media after visiting the neighbouring mainland city of Shenzhen, is seen in an unknown location in this undated photo obtained from the Facebook page
Dad 'empty' after 9-year-old Detroit girl killed by dogs 21 Aug 2019 - 11:38 am
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Italy president begins talks to seek way out of government crisis 21 Aug 2019 - 11:21 am
A kiosk owner reads a newspaper with news of Government crisis and the resignation of the prime minister Giuseppe Conte, in Rome, Italy, August 21, 2019. Reuters/Yara Nardi
US 'prepared to engage' with N. Korea in nuclear talks: envoy 21 Aug 2019 - 10:57 am
US special envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on August 21, 2019. AFP / POOL / KIM HONG-JI
Danish royal household 'surprised' by Trump canceling trip 21 Aug 2019 - 10:40 am
This combination of pictures created on August 20, 2019 shows Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (L) at a joint press conference on July 11, 2019 at the Chancellery in Berlin and US President Donald Trump before boarding Air Force One in Morristow
Indonesia's Papua hit by fresh unrest as troops deployed 21 Aug 2019 - 10:26 am
A burnt-out building is seen in Sorong on August 20, 2019, after it was set on fire by rioting demonstrators.  / AFP / Arman Namsa
Iranian news agency says Adrian Darya tanker leased to shipping firm 21 Aug 2019 - 10:23 am
A crew member takes pictures with a mobile phone on Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, as it sits anchored after the Supreme Court of the British territory lifted its detention order, in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain, August 18,
Kashmir families demand answers for 'unaccounted for' deaths 21 Aug 2019 - 10:17 am
In this file photo taken on August 19, 2019, the clock tower at deserted Lal Chowk is pictured during a security lockdown in Srinagar.  AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
Welcome wears thin for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh 21 Aug 2019 - 10:05 am
In this file photo taken on July 22, 2019, Bangladesh police personnel stand as they patrol inside Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia.  AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
Trump cancels Denmark visit because Greenland isn't for sale 21 Aug 2019 - 10:03 am
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey U.S. August 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Death toll from Afghan wedding blast rises to 80: Officials 21 Aug 2019 - 09:24 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 18, 2019, a man is seen through a broken window of a wedding hall after a deadly bomb blast in Kabul. AFP / Wakil Kohsar
Two killed in Kashmir as Trump offers to mediate 21 Aug 2019 - 09:04 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 18, 2019, an Indian army soldier stands alert in a truck while travelling in a convoy in Srinagar. AFP / Punit Paranjpe
Italy's kingmaker Mattarella holds talks after PM Conte resigns 21 Aug 2019 - 08:06 am
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte looks on as he delivers a speech at the Italian Senate, in Rome, on August 20, 2019, as the country faces a political crisis. / AFP / Andreas SOLARO
Kashmir police say thousands detained in status-change sweep 20 Aug 2019 - 05:37 pm
The deserted downtown area of Lal Chowk is seen pictured in Srinagar on August 20, 2019. (AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE)
EU rejects Johnson's demand to scrap Irish backstop 20 Aug 2019 - 02:56 pm
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson. / AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Algeria: six months of anti-regime protests 20 Aug 2019 - 02:49 pm
Algerian demonstrators chant slogans and march with national flags as they gather in the streets of the capital Algiers against the ruling class amid an ongoing political crisis in the country, on the 26th consecutive Friday of protests on August 16, 2019
Armed man holding 37 people on bus hostage in Rio de Janeiro 20 Aug 2019 - 02:40 pm
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