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Indigenous party aims to win big in India poll with land rights focus 10 May 2019 - 12:09 am
Members of the Dongria Kondh tribe attend a protest demanding the ouster of a Vedanta Limited alumina plant in Lanjigarh in the eastern state of Odisha, India, June 5, 2018 Reuters/Krishna N Das
UK urged to spend £1 bln a year on flood defences as world warms 09 May 2019 - 11:09 pm
England is at high risk from flooding as sea levels rise and climate change drives more extreme weather.
Poor Pakistani women trafficked as 'brides' to China 09 May 2019 - 10:58 pm
A Chinese bride takes a self portrait before her symbolic wedding in Fuessen, May 31, 2012. Reuters/Michael Dalder
In Syria's Aleppo, the customers are back in the bathhouse 09 May 2019 - 03:38 pm
A girl carries a stack of bread on her head as she walks near rubble of damaged buildings in Aleppo's Kalasa district, Syria April 12, 2019. Picture taken April 12, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
BBC radio presenter sacked for 'racist' royal baby tweet 09 May 2019 - 02:58 pm
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Syrian troops capture northwestern village from rebels 09 May 2019 - 02:38 pm
Syrians drive with their belongings along the main Damascus-Aleppo highway near the town of Saraqib in Syria's jihadist-held Idlib province on May 9, 2019 as they flee possible air strikes by the regime and its allies in the area.   AFP / Anas AL-dyab
Taliban attack on US-based aid group raises concern in Kabul 09 May 2019 - 02:29 pm
Afghan security forces stand at the site of an attack by Taliban militants, a day after the assault on a compound housing an international aid organisation, in Kabul on May 9, 2019.  AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
Kyodo: Ghosn loses appeal to contact wife while out on bail 09 May 2019 - 02:24 pm
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Sri Lankan church schools to reopen after Easter bombings 09 May 2019 - 02:20 pm
Sri Lankan Catholic devotees pray at St Anthony's church after it was partially opened for the first time since the Easter Sunday attacks in Colombo on May 7, 2019. AFP / ISHARA S. KODIKARA
Amnesty slams UAE trial of eight Lebanese citizens 09 May 2019 - 01:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: General view of Dubai's cranes at a construction site in Dubai, UAE December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Satish Kumar
India court dismisses claim Rahul Gandhi is secret Brit 09 May 2019 - 11:33 am
Rahul Gandhi, President of India's main opposition Congress party, addresses his party's supporters during a public meeting in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave/Files
Australia takes responsibility for typos on 46M bank notes 09 May 2019 - 11:17 am
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After disputed election, Thailand expected to keep junta leader as PM 09 May 2019 - 09:57 am
File photo of  Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends the coronation procession for Thailand's newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Bangkok, Thailand May 5, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Files
South Africa ANC takes early lead in election results 09 May 2019 - 09:48 am
People queue outside the Brazaville voting station in Pretoria to cast their votes during South Africa's national and provincial elections on May 8, 2019.  / AFP / Phill Magakoe
Guaido's deputy arrested in Venezuela 09 May 2019 - 09:34 am
File photo of Juan Guaido (R), new President of the National Constituent Assembly and lawmaker of the Venezuelan opposition party Popular Will (Partido Voluntad Popular), and lawmaker Edgar Zambrano of Democratic Action party (Accion Democratica), leave t
Trump, family to see 'substantial portions' of House subpoenas to banks 09 May 2019 - 12:59 am
People look at items for sale in the Ivanka Trump shop inside Trump Tower in New York City, April 25, 2017. Reuters/Mike Segar
Human rights commission condemns Brazilian governor 09 May 2019 - 12:59 am
Army soldiers check people during a military police strike over wages while patrolling the streets of Vila Velha Espirito Santo, Brazil, February 11, 2017. Reuters/Paulo Whitaker
House panel votes Barr in contempt, escalating Trump dispute 09 May 2019 - 12:17 am
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Estithmar Holding announces completion of 48.68% stake transfer in Shahba Bank to Masaref Holding, a subsidiary of Estithmar Capital