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Australia's 'larrikin' former prime minister Bob Hawke dies at 89 16 May 2019 - 01:22 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 16, 2010, former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke (C) and his wife Blanche d'Alpuget (R) arrive at an Australian Labor Party campaign launch in Brisbane. AFP / William West
Five dead in Shanghai building collapse: city govt 16 May 2019 - 01:19 pm
Members of a rescue team work at the site of a building collapse in Shanghai on May 16, 2019. AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Philippines says envoy recalled over Canada trash row 16 May 2019 - 11:01 am
This file photo taken on September 9, 2015, shows environmental activists rallying outside the Philippine Senate in Manila to demand that scores of containers filled with household rubbish be shipped back to Canada. AFP / JAY DIRECTO
Doctors unveil first child blast wound manual 16 May 2019 - 11:01 am
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Barr asks Pelosi at event: 'Did you bring your handcuffs?' 16 May 2019 - 01:29 am
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi walks behind Attorney General William Barr as they both attend the 38th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service on Capitol Hill, May 15, 2019. Reuters/Carlos Barria
Alabama vote moves abortion to the center of 2020 campaign 16 May 2019 - 01:21 am
Pro-choice supporters protest in front of the Alabama State House as Alabama state Senate votes on the strictest anti-abortion bill in the United States at the Alabama Legislature in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. May 14, 2019. Reuters/Chris Aluka Berry
Eurovision Village partying upsets nearby mosque worshippers in Ramadan 15 May 2019 - 09:46 pm
Participant Michael Rice of the United Kingdom performs during a dress rehearsal ahead of the second semi-final of 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel May 15, 2019. Reuters/Ronen Zvulun
Ghana cracks down on 'Western Togoland' separatist dream 15 May 2019 - 09:10 pm
A joint police and military operation cracked down this month on a group that said it was preparing to declare its own nation in the eastern Volta region bordering Togo. (AFP file photo / Khaled Desouki)
Sri Lanka says hardline Buddhist groups likely to blame for anti-Muslim attacks 15 May 2019 - 07:22 pm
A view of a damaged mosque after a mob attack at the Hettipola village in Kurunegala, about 90 kilometers North of Colombo, Sri Lanka on May 15, 2019. ( Chamila Karunarathne - Anadolu Agency )
POLL: Biden expands lead over rivals for 2020 US presidential nomination despite lack of support from Millennials 15 May 2019 - 05:55 pm
Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden visits a coffee shop on May 14, 2019 in Concord, New Hampshire. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
German army suspends training of Iraqi forces 15 May 2019 - 03:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: German military experts work on an army vehicle at a workshop for Peshmerga forces in Erbil. AFP / SAFIN HAMED
Turkey denies delaying Russian S-400 deal 15 May 2019 - 02:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: A view shows a new S-400
Street clashes leave Kolkata on edge ahead of India vote climax 15 May 2019 - 09:31 am
In this photo taken on May 14, 2019 Indian police stand next to burning debris on a street following clashes by rival groups during a campaign rally event held by Amit Shah, president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in Kolkata. (AFP)
Facebook tightens live-streaming in crackdown on violence 15 May 2019 - 09:24 am
FILE PHOTO: Stickers bearing the Facebook logo are pictured at Facebook Inc's F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo
Search for victims ends after mid-air crash of Alaska tour planes; probe begins 15 May 2019 - 08:07 am
U.S. Coast Guard crew searches for survivors from downed aircraft in the vicinity of George Inlet near Ketchikan, Alaska, U.S., May 13, 2019. Picture taken May 13, 2019. Photo by Ryan Sinkey/U.S. Coast Guard/Handout via Reuters
Australia's top five environmental risks for voters 15 May 2019 - 12:34 am
A spike in sea temperatures has caused major coral bleaching on the world-heritage listed Great Barrier Reef. Here, Lady Elliot Island located north-east of the town of Bundaberg in Queensland Australia is seen on June 11, 2015. David Gray / Reuters
Reports of suspected slavery rise by 36% in Britain 15 May 2019 - 12:34 am
Britain is home to at least 136,000 modern slaves, according to the Global Slavery Index by rights group Walk Free Foundation, with labour exploitation - from men working in car washes to children forced to carry drugs - the most common form.
New UK lobby group calls for change to police rules over trans comments 15 May 2019 - 12:33 am
Armed police personnel patrol in London's Trafalgar Square on August 4, 2016. AFP
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