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Sudan: four months of anti-regime protests 17 Apr 2019 - 08:40 pm
A Sudanese man works at a bakery in the capital Khartoum on January 5, 2018. AFP/Ashraf Shazly
Lightning strike at Acropolis, Greece, injures four 17 Apr 2019 - 08:16 pm
Tourists take selfies in front of the ancient Acropolis after it was closed following a lightning storm injuring four people on April 17, 2019.   AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI
France launches global contest to replace Notre-Dame spire 17 Apr 2019 - 07:26 pm
Anne, Elisabeth and Fulbert, the bells number 3, 4 and 5 of the Notre-Dame de Chartres cathedral in Chartres, western France, rebuilt after a fire in 1836, on April 17, 2019. AFP / Jean-Francois Monier
France opens the question: should Notre-Dame be rebuilt as it was? 17 Apr 2019 - 07:26 pm
People gather outside the Saint Sulpice church during a mass two days after a massive fire devastated large parts of the gothic structure of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, April 17, 2019. Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes
Former President of Peru shoots self in head as police close In 17 Apr 2019 - 04:50 pm
Police arrives outside a hospital where Peru's former President Alan Garcia was taken after he shot himself, in Lima, Peru April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo
Amid worries over Russia, Sweden returns troops to Baltic island 17 Apr 2019 - 04:11 pm
Members of the Swedish Army’s Gotland Regiment hold the unit’s flag on a parade ground near the town of Visby on February 5, 2019, ahead of a commemoration of the unit’s founding.AFP / Tom Little
Toppled Bashir moved from residence to Sudan's Kobar prison: Relatives 17 Apr 2019 - 04:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir addresses a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Khartoum, Sudan, April 5, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdalla
Mauritania sets presidential election for June 22 17 Apr 2019 - 02:52 pm
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Syrian fuel queues grow, report cites Iranian credit freeze 17 Apr 2019 - 02:46 pm
Drivers queue for gasoline in front of a petrol station in the Syrian capital Damascus on April 16, 2019.  AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
Portugal PM vows to do "everything" to expand fuel supplies amid strike 17 Apr 2019 - 02:21 pm
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Unofficial results show Widodo leading Indonesia race 17 Apr 2019 - 12:32 pm
Officials count ballots at a polling centre after the polls closed for the country's general election in Kuta, near Denpasar, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on April 17, 2019. AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA
Denver area schools shut as police hunt armed woman "infatuated" with Columbine 17 Apr 2019 - 12:17 pm
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Storms kill 35 in India 17 Apr 2019 - 11:49 am
An Indian farmer checks his damaged wheat crop flattened by strong winds and rain on the outskirts of Amritsar on April 16, 2019. / AFP / NARINDER NANU
Foxconn's Terry Gou says Sea Goddess backs him to run for Taiwan President 17 Apr 2019 - 11:20 am
Terry Gou, founder and chairman of Foxconn, looks on during an announcement of seeking the nomination of Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang party to run for the island's presidency, in Taipei, Taiwan April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Macron vows to rebuild a 'more beautiful' Notre-Dame in 5 years 17 Apr 2019 - 10:55 am
This photo shows one of the rose windows below the damaged roof of Notre-Dame-de Paris Cathedral in Paris on April 16, 2019, a day after a fire that devastated the building in the centre of the French capital. AFP / Amaury BLIN
Indonesia polls close as 'everyman' president battles firebrand ex-general 17 Apr 2019 - 10:36 am
An electoral official wearing a costume of a wayang character stands as a voter marks her ballots at a polling center in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 17, 2019 REUTERS/Dwi Oblo
Pet deer kills man in Australia in rare attack 17 Apr 2019 - 10:30 am
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India cancels poll in southern area over 'vote buying' 17 Apr 2019 - 10:23 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