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Poland's fragmented opposition coalesces into left, centre blocs 18 Jul 2019 - 07:29 pm
Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki applaud as they attend a Law and Justice (PiS) party convention ahead of the EU election, in Krakow, Poland May 19, 2019. Reuters/Kacper Pempel
Moroccan court: 3 death sentences in slaying of Nordic women 18 Jul 2019 - 07:29 pm
Men, accused in the killing of a Danish and Norwegian hikers in the Atlas mountains near Marrakech last December, are seen inside a car after leaving the courtroom in Sale, near Rabat, Morocco, July 18, 2019. Reuters/Youssef Boudlal
US senator calls for investigation into Russia-made FaceApp 18 Jul 2019 - 05:32 pm
This illustration picture shows FaceApp application displayed on the screen of a smartphone. AFP / Kirill Kudryavtsev
Knife crime soars to record in England and Wales but homicides fall 18 Jul 2019 - 05:32 pm
A general view shows the exterior of York Minster in York, northern England on April 18, 2019. AFP/Oli Scarff
Trump blasts 4 congresswomen; crowd roars, 'Send her back!' 18 Jul 2019 - 05:32 pm
US Representative Ayanna Pressley speaks as Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hold a press conference at the US Capitol on July 15, 2019. AFP/Brendan Smialowski
Anime studio hit by deadly fire is known for skill, fan base 18 Jul 2019 - 05:32 pm
Firefighters battling fires at the site where a man started a fire after spraying a liquid at a three-story studio of Kyoto Animation Co. in Kyoto, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo, July 18, 2019. Credit: Kyodo/via Reuters
'No risk' of lead poisoning from Notre-Dame, assures Paris 18 Jul 2019 - 05:32 pm
A photo shows the Notre-Dame-de Paris Cathedral a day after a fire devastated the cathedral in central Paris on April 16, 2019. AFP/Francois Guillot
Car bomb explodes at gate of police HQ in Afghanistan's Kandahar 18 Jul 2019 - 04:44 pm
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Suspect screaming 'You die!' kills up to 23 at anime studio 18 Jul 2019 - 12:43 pm
This aerial view shows the rescue and recover scene (C) after a fire at an animation company building killed some two dozen people in Kyoto on July 18, 2019. (AFP / JIJI PRESS)
'I miss their laughter': Grieving crash dad slams 'shameful' Boeing 18 Jul 2019 - 08:39 am
Michael Stumo, father of Samya Stumo, victim of Flight ET302; and Paul Njoroge, family members of EA Flight 302, arrive to testify before a House Transportation and Infrastructure Aviation Subcommittee hearing on
One dead in suspected arson attack on Japan animation studio 18 Jul 2019 - 08:25 am
An aerial view shows firefighters battling the fires at the site where a man started a fire after spraying a liquid, at a three-story studio of Kyoto Animation Co. in Kyoto, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 18, 2019. Kyodo/via Reuters
Sudan protesters, army rulers ink power sharing deal 18 Jul 2019 - 05:51 am
Deputy Head of Sudanese Transitional Military Council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and opposition alliance signed coalition's leader Ahmad al-Rabiah shake hands after signing a political accord as part of a power-sharing deal aimed at leading the country to dem
Georgia beach goes keep pilot whales from stranding on shore 17 Jul 2019 - 07:29 pm
Representative image: A southern right whale swims in the harbour in Wellington on July 6, 2018. AFP/Marty Melville
African man escaped a massacre, but death followed 17 Jul 2019 - 07:29 pm
Representative imgae: A soldier from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo standing in position outside an FARDC camp during a patrol in Beni on November 13, 2018. AFP/John Wessels
Epstein's money once silenced women. This time is different 17 Jul 2019 - 06:16 pm
Courtney Wild, who claims she was abused by Jeffrey Epstein when she was a minor, speaks at a news conference on July 16, 2019, in New York City. AFP / Johannes Eisele
Epstein's donations will be reviewed by Ohio State University 17 Jul 2019 - 06:16 pm
A man walks past the front door of the upper east side home of Jeffrey Epstein in New York, US, July 8, 2019. Reuters/Carlo Allegri
Israel's Barak defiant after criticism over Epstein links 17 Jul 2019 - 06:16 pm
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak attends a rally organised by members of the LGBT community against the Education Minister following his remarks on gay conversion therapy, in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on July 14, 2019. AFP / Jack Guez
US judge sentences Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' to life plus 30 years 17 Jul 2019 - 05:27 pm
A paper bag with the image of Mexican drug lord Joaquin