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Raid on Brazilian cult exposes workers in slavery-like conditions 11 Mar 2019 - 09:15 pm
ARCHIVE PHOTO: People worship during the
Hopes raised for Salvadoran women behind bars for abortion crimes 11 Mar 2019 - 09:15 pm
Activists take part in a demonstration during a nationwide feminist strike on International Women's Day in San Salvador, El Salvador, March 8, 2019. Reuters/Jose Cabezas
Bangladesh's fishermen struggle as cyclone threat grows 11 Mar 2019 - 09:15 pm
Fishermen on Monpura island, Bangladesh, make fishing nets, October 24, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Rafiqul Islam
Violence sparks first major humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso 11 Mar 2019 - 09:15 pm
Black smoke rises as the capital of Burkina Faso came under multiple attacks on March 2, 2018 targeting the French embassy, the French cultural centre and military headquarters. (AFP/Ahmed Ouoba)
UN says 2018 deadliest year yet for Syrian children, with 1,106 killed 11 Mar 2019 - 08:19 pm
Syrian children sit in the back of a truck driven by White Helmets as they flee their homes in the town of Beit Sawa in eastern Ghouta region on March 4, 2018. AFP/Abdulmonam Eassa
South African man escapes jaws of whale 11 Mar 2019 - 07:20 pm
The 51-year-old marine conservationist was swept into the mouth of a large Bryde's whale off the coast of the southern South African town of Port Elizabeth while filming a sardine run last month.
Trump says 'Tim Apple' gaffe was on purpose 11 Mar 2019 - 07:20 pm
US President Donald Trump reaches out to Apple CEO Tim Cook as they participate in an American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting in the White House State Dining Room, March 6, 2019. Reuters/Leah Millis
Trump says call time on daylight savings 11 Mar 2019 - 07:20 pm
Commuters walk through the morning bright sunlight coming from the 60 feet (18m) high windows in Grand Central Terminal in New York City on March 11, 2019 the first morning after Daylight Savings Time took effect March 10, 2019. AFP / Timothy A Clary
Democrats pick Milwaukee for 2020 convention over Miami, Houston 11 Mar 2019 - 06:13 pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), one of several Democrats running for the party's nomination in the 2020 presidential race, speaks during a campaign event, March 8, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City.  Drew Angerer/AFP
After Ethiopia crash horror, some nations ground Boeing 737 MAX 8s 11 Mar 2019 - 05:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Boeing 737 MAX 7 taxis at Boeing Field, in Seattle, Washington.  AFP / STEPHEN BRASHEAR
Taliban leader Omar lived next to US Afghan base: biography 11 Mar 2019 - 04:18 pm
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US-backed fighters make limited advances against IS in Syria 11 Mar 2019 - 03:43 pm
Islamic State members walk in the last besieged neighbourhood in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria March 10, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said
Chad says 400 rebels lay down arms 11 Mar 2019 - 03:27 pm
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Algeria judges refuse to oversee vote if Bouteflika participates 11 Mar 2019 - 02:15 pm
Algerian community protesters gather in Montreal, on March 10, 2019, to demonstrate against the rule of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who seeks a fifth term as Algeria head of state after 20 years of power. / AFP / MARTIN OUELLET-DIOTTE
Egypt says 3 troops, 46 militants killed in Sinai 11 Mar 2019 - 02:13 pm
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UN environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash 11 Mar 2019 - 01:55 pm
A handout photo by UNEP shows the UN Staff observing a minute of silence for the victims of the accident of the Ethiopian Airlines, including 19 UN workers, before the opening plenary of the 4th UN Environment Assembly at the UN headquaters in Nairobi, Ke
Cockpit voice recorder, digital flight data recorder from Ethiopian Airlines flight recovered: Airlines 11 Mar 2019 - 01:52 pm
A power shovel digs next to debris at the crash site of Ethiopia Airlines near Bishoftu, a town some 60 kilometres southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 11, 2019. AFP / Michael TEWELDE
Greek man misses crashed Ethiopian Airlines by being two minutes late 11 Mar 2019 - 12:57 pm
Antonis Mavropoulos was to board the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines flight (Facebook/Antonis Mavropoulos)